Background Self-stigma among people with mental illness is negatively associated with
personal and clinical recovery. Due to the concealable nature of mental illness, people with …

People with mental illness are challenged by self-stigma, leading to a sense of behavioral
futility and reduced goal seeking. Honest, Open, Proud (HOP) program is a peer service …

BackgroundFacing frequent stigma and discrimination, many people with mental illness
have to choose between secrecy and disclosure in different settings. Coming Out Proud …

Purpose Many people with mental illness experience self-stigma and stigma-related stress
and struggle with decisions whether to disclose their condition to others. The peer-led …

Abstract Purpose Honest, Open, Proud (HOP; formerly “Coming Out Proud”/COP) is a peer-
led group program to support people with mental illness in their disclosure decisions and in …

Background Due to public stigma or self‐stigma and shame, many adolescents with mental
illness (MI) struggle with the decision whether to disclose their MI to others. Both disclosure …

Purpose The main purpose of our systematic review was to investigate the effect of peer-led
intervention on self-stigma in individuals with mental health problems. Secondary purpose …

Background Due to the stigma associated with mental disorders, many people with mental
illness face the difficult choice whether to disclose their illness to others.(Non-) Disclosure is …

Self-stigma has a pernicious effect on the lives of people with mental illness. Although a
medical perspective might discourage patients from identifying with their illness, public …

This randomized controlled trial examined the impact of the Coming Out Proud (COP)
program on self-stigma, stigma stress, and depression. Research participants who …