Purpose: The study was conducted for the purpose of determining the relationship between internalized stigma and loneliness in patients with schizophrenia.
Design and methods: The population of this correlational-descriptive study consisted of a total of 200 in patients with schizophrenia. The data were collected using "Form of Descriptive Characteristics", "Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Inventory (ISMI)", and "UCLA Loneliness Scale".
Findings: It was determined that the loneliness level of the patients who participated in the study was 57.20 ± 10.38 and level of of internalized stigma was 79.65 ± 13.48. There was a statistically positive and strong correlation between loneliness and internalized stigma total mean scores of the patients (P = 0.001, r = 0.854).
Practise implications: It was found that the schizophrenic patients had high levels of internalized stigma and loneliness.
Keywords: internalized stigma; loneliness; schizophrenia.
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