Mindfulness, self-stigma and social functioning in first episode psychosis: A brief report

Lucy Mersh, Fergal Jones and Joseph Oliver

Psychosis, 2015, vol. 7, issue 3, 261-264

Abstract: This study aimed to test the hypothesis that people with first-episode psychosis who are more mindful will have lower self-stigma, and hence better social functioning. Thirty-four participants experiencing first-episode psychosis completed self-report questionnaires, in a cross-sectional design. Consistent with the hypothesis, higher levels of mindfulness predicted lower self-stigma and better social functioning, and self-stigma statistically mediated the mindfulness → social functioning relationship. However, contrary to expectations, when symptom severity was included as a covariate, evidence of mediation was lost. Limitations and implications of these findings are discussed.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2015.1024714

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