Verena Marschin

Efficacy of the peer-led ''Honest, Open, Proud'' group program to improve stigma stress and quality of life in adolescents with mental illness: randomized controlled trial.

Adolescents with mental illness (MI) often experience public stigma and self-stigma and struggle with the dilemma whether to disclose their MI, which may reduce their quality of life (QoL). Disclosure decisions are central in coping with MI and stigma, as disclosure may improve well-being and facilitate help-seeking, b...