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Narrative enhancement and cognitive therapy: A new group-based treatment for internalized stigma among persons with severe mental illness

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Yanos, Philip T., Roe, David, Lysaker, Paul H.·2011·International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

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Internalized stigma has been suggested to play a major role in negative changes in identity in severe mental illness. Evidence suggests that roughly one-third of people with severe mental illness show elevated internalized stigma and that it is linked to compromised outcomes in both subjective and objective aspects of recovery. Despite substantial evidence for the impact of internalized stigma, few efforts have been made to develop professionally led treatment to address this issue. In this article, we discuss our development of a new group-based approach to the treatment of internalized stigma which we have termed "narrative enhancement and cognitive therapy (NECT)". We describe the treatment approach and offer an illustration of it by way of a case vignette.

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  • Narrative enhancement and cognitive therapy has been shown to improve self-esteem and reduce self-stigma, potential indicators of a reduced focus on suffering.

    “A related treatment, narrative enhancement and cognitive therapy (NECT; Yanos et al., 2011), has also been shown to improve self-esteem and reduce self-stigma, potential indicators of a reduced focus on suffering.”

    From Narrative identity in the psychosis spectrum: A systematic review and developmental model (2021) · cites this paper as Yanos et al., 2011

    The Pilot Implementation section reports that some NECT participants appeared to make important changes, and the Case Vignette describes improved self-esteem in a composite participant. But the paper does not demonstrate a reduction in self-stigma: the Discussion and Future Plans section says effectiveness was still to be tested in a randomized trial. The proposed link to a reduced focus on suffering is the citing authors’ interpretation, not a finding attributed to this source. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  1. Davidson L Living outside mental illness: Qualitative studies of recovery in schizophrenia 2003 New York University Press
  2. Gallagher S Kircher T David A Self-narrative in schizophrenia The self in neuroscience and psychiatry 2003 New York Cambridge University Press 336 357
  3. Lysaker PH Davis LD Hunter NL Effects of cognitive behavioral therapy and vocational rehabilitation on metacognition and coping in schizophrenia Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy 2006 36 25 30
  4. Wieczynski DM Effects of a stigma management group for individuals with mental illnesses Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: the Sciences and Engineering 2000 Vol. 61 (5-B) US Univ. Microfilms International 2786

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Authors
Yanos, P. T., Roe, D., & Lysaker, P. H.
Affiliations
  • City University of New York (US)
  • University of Haifa (IL)
  • Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Yanos, Philip T.
Venue
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy
Published
2011-10
Volume
61
Issue
4
Pages
576-595
ISSN
  • 0020-7284 (ISSN-L)
  • 1943-2836
OpenAlex
W2068863206
Cited by
239
References
32
Citations by year
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FWCI
20.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • International Journal of Group Psychotherapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • IUScholarWorks (Indiana University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R34MH082161)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
Keywords
self-stigma, severe mental illness, group therapy, treatment development, identity, recovery
MeSH terms
Mental Disorders, Humans, Psychotherapy, Group, Self Concept, Stereotyping, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome

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