| Embarrassment when illness strikes a close relative: a World Mental Health Survey Consortium Multi-Site Study. | |
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PMID: 23298443 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: In this global study we sought to estimate the degree to which a family member might feel embarrassed when a close relative is suffering from an alcohol, drug, or mental health condition (ADMC) versus a general medical condition (GMC). To date, most studies have considered embarrassment and stigma in society and internalized by the afflicted individual but have not assessed family embarrassment in a large-scale study. Method In 16 sites of the World Mental Health Surveys (WMHS), standardized assessments were completed including items on family embarrassment. Site matching was used to constrain local socially shared determinants of stigma-related feelings, enabling a conditional logistic regression model that estimates the embarrassment close relatives may hold in relation to family members affected by an ADMC, a GMC, or both conditions. RESULTS: There was a statistically robust association such that subgroups with an ADMC-affected relative were more likely to feel embarrassed compared to subgroups with a relative affected by a GMC (p < 0.001), even with covariate adjustments for age and sex. CONCLUSIONS: The pattern of evidence from this research is consistent with conceptual models for interventions that target individual- and family-level stigma-related feelings of embarrassment as possible obstacles to effective early intervention and treatment for an ADMC. Macro-level interventions are under way but micro-level interventions may also be required among family members, along with care for each person with an ADMC. |
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B K Ahmedani; S P Kubiak; R C Kessler; R de Graaf; J Alonso; R Bruffaerts; Z Zarkov; M C Viana; Y Q Huang; C Hu; J A Posada-Villa; J-P Lepine; M C Angermeyer; G de Girolamo; A N Karam; M E Medina-Mora; O Gureje; F Ferry; R Sagar; J C Anthony |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-9 |
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Title: Psychological medicine Volume: - ISSN: 1469-8978 ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Med Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-9 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254142 Medline TA: Psychol Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 1-12 Citation Subset: - |
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Center for Health Policy and Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA. |
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