Abstract: Insight and internalized stigma are problems that afflict a large portion of people with psychiatric disorders. Therefore the aims of this study were to assess the levels of insight and internalized stigma and to determine the relationship between them among psychiatric patients. Descriptive correlational research design was utilized in this study. This study was conducted at the inpatient unit at Bani- Ahmed psychiatric hospital in Minia governorate. Four tools were utilized to measure the variables of the study: Personal and Medical data Questionnaires, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Insight Scale and Internalized Stigma of mental illness Inventory.......
Keywords: Insight, internalized stigma, Psychiatric patients
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