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<sec><h3>Background</h3>
<p>People with mental disorders often experience human rights violations, discrimination, exclusion, and stigma.</p>
</sec>
<sec><h3>Objective</h3>
<p>To determine the stressors and coping mechanisms of people with mental disorders in society.</p>
</sec>
<sec><h3>Methods</h3>
<p>This research is a qualitative phenomenological research. We wanted to explore and describe the experiences of mentally ill patients in the community at the rehabilitation stage in stress management, including the stressors in people with a mental health condition and the coping mechanisms used. Data collection was carried out using in-depth interviews with 15 participants.</p>
</sec>
<sec><h3>Results</h3>
<p>The results of this study show that the stressors of mental illness patients are a less-accepting environment, feeling of shame, fear of being excluded, having no income, and side effects of drugs.</p>
</sec>
<sec><h3>Conclusions</h3>
<p>The coping mechanisms used include carrying out activities, telling stories to others, and diverting emotions.</p>
</sec>
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Background
People with mental disorders often experience human rights violations, discrimination, exclusion, and stigma.

Objective
To determine the stressors and coping mechanisms of people with mental disorders in society.

Methods
This research is a qualitative phenomenological research. We wanted to explore and describe the experiences of mentally ill patients in the community at the rehabilitation stage in stress management, including the stressors in people with a mental health condition and the coping mechanisms used. Data collection was carried out using in-depth interviews with 15 participants.

Results
The results of this study show that the stressors of mental illness patients are a less-accepting environment, feeling of shame, fear of being excluded, having no income, and side effects of drugs.

Conclusions
The coping mechanisms used include carrying out activities, telling stories to others, and diverting emotions.

Stressors and coping mechanisms of people with mental disorders in the community

Frontiers of Nursing

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Background
People with mental disorders often experience human rights violations, discrimination, exclusion, and stigma.

Objective
To determine the stressors...

Stressors and coping mechanisms of people with mental disorders in the community

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Oct 09, 2022

Page range: 335 - 342

Received: Nov 29, 2021

Accepted: Jan 23, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0043

Keywords
coping mechanism, mental disorders, qualitative research, stigma, stressor

© 2022 Dyah Wahyuningsih et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Stressors and coping mechanisms of people with mental disorders in the community

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Oct 09, 2022

Page range: 335 - 342

Received: Nov 29, 2021

Accepted: Jan 23, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0043

Keywordscoping mechanism, mental disorders, qualitative research, stigma, stressor

© 2022 Dyah Wahyuningsih et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
coping mechanism, mental disorders, qualitative research, stigma, stressor