[Self disclosure among men living with schizophrenia]

Self-disclosure of patients with schizophrenia is crucial for the establishment of the therapeutic relationship and to provide safe and quality care. However, it is reasonable to think that these patients do not fully reveal. But if the disclosure is bound to need help and has the potential to reduce stigma, it also exposes the person to negative consequences. The purpose of this study is to study aims to describe how people living with schizophrenia disclose themselves. These are results from a larger research that used grounded theory. Measures of perceived social support, in behavior and symptoms, and psychiatric comorbidities were also collected. The results describe the unveiling of the modulation process, consisting of four subcategories : be invited to speak authentically, have the ability to disclose, expect to actually be helped and fear of stigma. The results highlight the features of the self-disclosure of people with schizophrenia. Health professionals should pay attention to these elements when they question the quality of the self-unveiling of patients with schizophrenia.