Stigma is a multidimensional phe-nomenon. Corrigan and Watson (8) underlined the theoretical difference between perceived public stigma and anticipated self-stigma. Perceived public stigma refers to the awareness of stereotypes held by the general public about service users (9), and anticipated self-stigma refers to the application of such Self-stigma is a process of identity transformation wherein a person loses their previously held or desired identities e.g. as a partner, friend, parent, employee etc to adopt a stigmatised view of themselves (Yanos et al., 2008). It is one of a range of personal responses to mental illness stigma. Application of the prominent Corrigan and Watson (2002) self-stigma model to treatment modalities among civilians with mental illness, has been linked to the development of efficacious self-stigma and its effects to new service settings. West, Vaysh-enker, Rotter, and Yanos (2015) show that the negative effects of self-stigma on self-concept and medication adherence found in community mental health settings are also present among individ-uals in forensic psychiatric settings. Moreover, their work explores Self-Stigma Regarding Mental Illness: Definition, Impact, and Relationship to Societal Stigma (PDF, 33KB) Pages 99-102 Lucksted, Alicia; Drapalski, Amy L. View Abstracts of the Articles. From Discrimination to Internalized Mental Illness Stigma: The Mediating Roles of Anticipated Discrimination and Anticipated Stigma Pages 103-108 Stigma may interfere with mental health service use. We measured self-stigma and stigma-related cognitions (group identification and perceived legitimacy of discrimination) at baseline in 85 people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective or affective disorders. After 6 months, 75 (88%) had reported use of mental health services. Persons with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia may internalize mental illness stigma and experience diminished self-esteem and self-efficacy. In this article, we describe a model of self-stigma and examine a hierarchy of mediational processes within the model. Seventy-one individuals with serious mental illness were recruited from a community support program at an outpatient psychiatry Self-stigma is a burden that is prevalent among people with mental illness, says Robert Lundin, a Chicago-area mental-health worker and writer who began having delusions in his 20s and was later Ending Self-Stigma: An Intervention to Reduce Self-Stigma and Enhance Recovery Amy Drapalski, Ph.D. Amy Drapalski is research psychologist at the VISN 5 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine. self-esteem. • Stigma and discrimination about mental health problems could mean you develop a negative opinion about yourself. 8 How to increase your self-esteem Cycle of low self-esteem and mental health problems Persons with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia may internalize mental illness stigma and experience diminished self-esteem and self-efficacy. In this article, we describe a model of self-stigma and examine a hierarchy of mediational processes within the model. Seventy-one individuals with serious mental illness were recruited from a community support program at an outpatient psychiatry • More studies on self-stigma, as distinct from social stigma • Analysis of Stigma Index Reports on self-stigma • A study to better understand the functions of self-stigma to the individu