Diminishing the self-stigma of mental illness by coming out proud

被引:99
作者
Corrigan, Patrick W. [1 ]
Larson, Jonathon E. [1 ]
Michaels, Patrick J. [1 ]
Buchholz, Blythe A. [1 ]
Del Rossi, Rachel [2 ]
Fontecchio, Malia Javier [2 ]
Castro, David [2 ]
Gause, Michael [2 ]
Krzyanowski, Richard [2 ]
Ruesch, Nicolas [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] IIT, Chicago, IL 60616 USA
[2] Mental Hlth Assoc San Francisco, Ctr Dign Recovely & Empowerment, San Francisco, CA USA
[3] Univ Ulm, Dept Psychiat 2, D-89069 Ulm, Germany
[4] BKH Gunzburg, Gunzburg, Germany
关键词
Stigma; Disclosure; Stress; Depression; INTERNALIZED STIGMA; IMPACT; METAANALYSIS; STRATEGIES; DISCLOSURE; PEOPLE; SCALE; MODEL; LIFE;
D O I
10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.053
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
This randomized controlled trial examined the impact of the Coming Out Proud (COP) program on self-stigma, stigma stress, and depression. Research participants who experienced mental health challenges were randomly assigned to a three session COP program (n=51) or a waitlist control (n=75). Outcome measures that assessed the progressively harmful stages of self-stigma, stigma stress appraisals, and depression were administered at pre-test, post-test, and one-month follow-up. People completing COP showed significant improvement at post-test and follow-up in the more harmful aspects of self-stigma compared to the control group. COP participants also showed improvements in stigma stress appraisals. Women participating in COP showed significant post-test and follow-up reductions in depression after COP compared to the control group. Men did not show this effect. Future research should determine whether these benefits also enhance attitudes related to recovery, empowerment, and self-determination. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:148 / 154
页数:7
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