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Published Online: 13 December 2023

Stigma Reduction Via Brief Video Interventions: Comparing Presentations by an Actor Versus a Person With Lived Experience

Doron Amsalem, M.D. [email protected], Samantha E. Jankowski, M.A., Shannon Pagdon, B.A., John C. Markowitz, M.D., Andrés Martin, M.D., Ph.D., and Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H.Authors Info & Affiliations
Publication: Psychiatric Services
Volume 75, Number 5
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230215
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Abstract

Objective:

This study aimed to compare the efficacy of two brief video interventions in reducing mental health–related stigma: one featuring a person with lived experience of mental illness, the other featuring an actor guided by focus groups of individuals with lived experience.

Methods:

Participants (N=1,216) ages 18–30 were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention groups viewed one of two 2-minute videos in which a young Black protagonist describes symptoms, struggles, and personal recovery related to schizophrenia. Five domains of stigma were assessed at baseline, postintervention, and a 30-day follow-up.

Results:

Stigma scores were lower across all five domains in both intervention groups (vs. control), and noninferiority analyses found no difference between the two videos (all p<0.001).

Conclusions:

This study enhanced prior findings showing similar efficacy of the two videos and illustrated opportunities for people with mental illness to share their personal stories without public exposure.

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Psychiatric Services
Volume 75 • Number 5 • May 01, 2024
Pages: 485 - 488
PubMed: 38088037

History

Received: 7 May 2023
Revision received: 18 September 2023
Accepted: 3 October 2023
Published online: 13 December 2023
Published in print: May 01, 2024

Keywords

  1. Public stigma
  2. Schizophrenia
  3. Intervention
  4. Video
  5. Social contact
  6. Stigma/discrimination

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Doron Amsalem, M.D. [email protected]
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Amsalem, Jankowski, Pagdon, Markowitz); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Amsalem, Jankowski, Pagdon, Markowitz, Dixon); Child Study Center and Teaching and Learning Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (Martin).
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Samantha E. Jankowski, M.A.
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Amsalem, Jankowski, Pagdon, Markowitz); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Amsalem, Jankowski, Pagdon, Markowitz, Dixon); Child Study Center and Teaching and Learning Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (Martin).
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Shannon Pagdon, B.A.
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Amsalem, Jankowski, Pagdon, Markowitz); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Amsalem, Jankowski, Pagdon, Markowitz, Dixon); Child Study Center and Teaching and Learning Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (Martin).
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John C. Markowitz, M.D.
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Amsalem, Jankowski, Pagdon, Markowitz); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Amsalem, Jankowski, Pagdon, Markowitz, Dixon); Child Study Center and Teaching and Learning Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (Martin).
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Andrés Martin, M.D., Ph.D.
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Amsalem, Jankowski, Pagdon, Markowitz); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Amsalem, Jankowski, Pagdon, Markowitz, Dixon); Child Study Center and Teaching and Learning Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (Martin).
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Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H.
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Amsalem, Jankowski, Pagdon, Markowitz); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Amsalem, Jankowski, Pagdon, Markowitz, Dixon); Child Study Center and Teaching and Learning Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (Martin).
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Notes

Send correspondence to Dr. Amsalem ([email protected]).

Competing Interests

Dr. Dixon is Editor of Psychiatric Services. Jason Schiffman, Ph.D., served as decision editor on the manuscript. The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

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