Article of the month: August 2021

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Lion, K., Szcześniak, D., Evans, S., Evans, S., Farina, E., Brooker, D., Charrat, R, Meiland, F., Rymaszewska, J. (2021). Can we reduce the stigmatisation experience with psychosocial interventions? An investigation of the meeting centre support programme impact on people with cognitive impairments. European Psychiatry, 64(S1), S137-S137. doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.378

This study aimed to investigate the stigmatisation level among people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in Poland, Italy and the United Kingdom and assess the role of the Meeting Centre Support Programme (MCSP) in decreasing stigmatisation. The authors investigated outcomes for 114 people who participated in the MCSP or usual care (UC) using a pre/post-test control group study design. Level of stigmatisation was assessed with the Stigma Impact Scale: neurological impairment (SIS). Results suggest that stigmatisation among people with dementia and MCI is complex and seems culturally dependent. There is a great opportunity in psychosocial interventions to reduce the burden of stigma among people with dementia which requires further investigation.

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