Publications by authors named "Marian Hernandez"
Article Synopsis
- The study addresses health-related stigma faced by individuals with chronic health conditions, highlighting its negative effects on mental and physical well-being.
- Researchers created the Internalized Health-Related Stigma (I-HEARTS) Scale to measure this stigma across diverse health conditions, using feedback from affected individuals and health professionals.
- The I-HEARTS Scale was validated through factor analysis, resulting in a reliable 25-item scale that identifies three key aspects of internalized stigma and helps indicate levels of stigma within the population studied.
Objective: Experiences and internalization of weight stigma are associated with greater self-reported psychological distress and symptoms of psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety. However, little is known about the extent to which individuals who have experienced and internalized weight stigma are diagnosed with or provided treatment for psychiatric conditions. The current study aimed to characterize the prevalence of diagnosed psychiatric disorders among adults with obesity who had experienced and internalized weight stigma.
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