The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) scale: validation of the Japanese version

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24593526
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research Institution	Takasaki University of Health and Welfare (2014-2015) Kiryu University (2012-2013)
Principal Investigator	Tanabe Yosuke 高崎健康福祉大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (50515319)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords	日本語版ISMI / 内面化したスティグマ / 精神障がい者 / メンタルヘルス / 検証研究 / 精神測定 / ISMI / スティグマ / ISMI尺度 / 自己スティグマ / 信頼性 / 妥当性
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Ritsher et al. developed the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) Scale to measure the internalized stigma （self stigma） of people with a mental illness in 2003. The ISMI scale is composed of 29 items. This scale is one of the most commonly used measures of internalized stigma. The ISMI scale has been used worldwide as a measure of internalized stigma for people with schizophrenia, depression, leprosy, and AIDS. Tanabe et al. developed the Japanese version of ISMI measure and examined the validity and reliability of the Japanese version. The paper was published in BMC Psychiatry in 2016.