Self-stigma among caregivers of people with mental illness: toward caregivers’ empowerment

Eshetu Girma1 Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia;2 CIH Center for International Health, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]

Anne Maria Möller-Leimkühler2 CIH Center for International Health, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany;3 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany

Sandra Dehning2 CIH Center for International Health, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany;3 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany

Norbert Mueller2 CIH Center for International Health, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany;3 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany

Markos Tesfaye4 Department of Psychiatry, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

Guenter Froeschl2 CIH Center for International Health, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany;5 Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany

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