biostudies-literatureUnknown22(1)Dubreucq J<h4>Background</h4>Self-stigma is highly prevalent in serious mental illness (SMI) and is associated with poorer clinical and functional outcomes. Narrative enhancement and cognitive therapy (NECT) is a group-based intervention combining psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring and story-telling exercises to reduce self-stigma and its impact on recovery-related outcomes. Despite evidence of its effectiveness on self-stigma in schizophrenia-related disorders, it is unclear whether NECT can impact social functioning.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a 12-centre stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial of NECT effectiveness on social functioning in SMI, compared to treatment as usual. One hundred and twenty participants diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or borderline personality dTrials124https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7869198biostudies-literatureNarrative enhancement and cognitive therapy (NECT) to improve social functioning in people with serious mental illness: study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial.PMC7869198Pouchon ARolland MCervello CCognard CFavre SGiraud-Baro EDe Clercq MGiordana JYAbbes MLysaker PHYcart BJermann FGuillard-Bouhet NAttal JBakri MRoussel CDouasbin ARainteau NCohen TChereau IFaraldo MWangermez CYanos PTDubreucq JFranck NPolosan MRichard-Lepouriel HLegros-Lafarge EfalseNarrative enhancement and cognitive therapy (NECT) to improve social functioning in people with serious mental illness: study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial.<h4>Background</h4>Self-stigma is highly prevalent in serious mental illness (SMI) and is associated with poorer clinical and functional outcomes. Narrative enhancement and cognitive therapy (NECT) is a group-based intervention combining psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring and story-telling exercises to reduce self-stigma and its impact on recovery-related outcomes. Despite evidence of its effectiveness on self-stigma in schizophrenia-related disorders, it is unclear whether NECT can impact social functioning.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a 12-centre stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial of NECT effectiveness on social functioning in SMI, compared to treatment as usual. One hundred and twenty participants diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or borderline personality d2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Feb2025-04-05T12:02:00.205Z2021-02-21T09:27:50ZS-EPMC78691983355792410.1186/s13063-021-05067-1