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.|.|Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Inventory||Date Given: <.Date_Given.>|Clinician: <.Staff_Ordered_By.>|Location: <.Location.>||Veteran: <.Patient_Name_Last_First.>|SSN: <.Patient_SSN.>|DOB:
<*Answer_5316*>|9. I don't socialize as much as I used to because my mental illness might make me look or behave "weird."| <*Answer_5317*>|10. People with mental illness cannot live a good,
rewarding life.| <*Answer_5318*>|11. I don't talk about myself much because I don't want to burden others with my mental illness.| <*Answer_5319*>|12. Negative stereotypes about mental illness
keep me isolated from the "normal" world.| <*Answer_5320*>|13. Being around people who don't have a mental illness makes me feel out of place or inadequate.| <*Answer_5321*>|14. I feel
comfortable being seen in public with an obviously mentally ill person.| <*Answer_5322*>|15. People often patronize me, or treat me like a child, just because I have a mental illness.|
<*Answer_5323*>|16. I am disappointed in myself for having a mental illness.| <*Answer_5324*>|17. Having a mental illness has spoiled my life.| <*Answer_5325*>|18. People can tell that I have a
mental illness by the way I look.| <*Answer_5326*>|19. Because I have a mental illness, I need others to make most decisions for me.| <*Answer_5327*>|20. I stay away from social situations in
order to protect my family or friends from embarrassment.| <*Answer_5328*>|21. People without mental illness could not possibly understand me.| <*Answer_5329*>|22. People ignore me or take me
less seriously just because I have a mental illness.| <*Answer_5330*>|23. I can't contribute anything to society because I have a mental illness.| <*Answer_5331*>|24. Living with mental illness
has made me a tough survivor.| <*Answer_5332*>|25. Nobody would be interested in getting close to me because I have a mental illness.| <*Answer_5333*>|26. In general, I am able to live my life
the way I want to.| <*Answer_5334*>|27. I can have a good, fulfilling life, despite my mental illness.| <*Answer_5335*>|28. Others think that I can't achieve much in life because I have a
<.Patient_Date_Of_Birth.> (<.Patient_Age.>)|Gender: <.Patient_Gender.>|| ISMI Scales| Alienation <-Alienation->| Stereotype Endorsement <-Stereotype Endorsement->| Discrimination Experience <-Discrimination
mental illness.| <*Answer_5336*>|29. Stereotypes about the mentally ill apply to me.| <*Answer_5337*>|| $~
Experience->| Social Withdrawal <-Social Withdrawal->| Stigma Resistance <-Stigma Resistance->| Total Score <-Total Score->|| 4-category method (following the method used by
Lysaker et al., 2007)| 1.00-2.00: minimal to no internalized
stigma| 2.01-2.50: mild internalized stigma| 2.51-3.00: moderate internalized stigma| 3.01-4.00: severe internalized stigma|| 2-category method (following the method used by Ritsher & Phelan, 2004)| 1.00-2.50: does not
report high internalized stigma| 2.51-4.00: reports high internalized stigma||Questions and Answers||1. I feel out of place in the world because I have a mental illness.|
<*Answer_5309*>|2. Mentally ill people tend to be violent.| <*Answer_5310*>|3. People discriminate against me because I have a mental illness.| <*Answer_5311*>|4. I avoid getting close to
people who don't have a mental illness to avoid rejection.| <*Answer_5312*>|5. I am embarrassed or ashamed that I have a mental illness.| <*Answer_5313*>|6. Mentally ill people shouldn't get
married.| <*Answer_5314*>|7. People with mental illness make important contributions to society.| <*Answer_5315*>|8. I feel inferior to others who don't have a mental illness.|
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