Social stigma accompanies mental health issues in every society worldwide. It is a force that has shaped institutions, language and lives for centuries. Even as modern psychiatry offers effective trea ...

Williams said mental health can look different for everyone and sometimes it’s a reaction to something that’s happened in ...

Rose Komono poses at a health clinic after overcoming the Ebola virus. Komono is the first victim to have beaten the disease in the region of Gueckedou. Reuters CONAKRY, Guinea — The doctor has beaten ...

Mental health stigma refers to negative beliefs people may hold about those with mental illness, which can lead to stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Public awareness and literacy have ...

Stigma can be defined, studied, and measured. When stigma is promoted through the organizations and systems that govern daily life, it is called structural stigma. Stigma itself is a powerful social ...

Lung cancer stigma stems from low survival rates, public misunderstanding, and the mistaken belief that smoking makes the diagnosis someone’s fault. This stigma affects people with lung cancer, ...

What is it like to grow up in a household with a parent displaying serious mental illness? Renowned psychologist Stephen Hinshaw knows firsthand. His father suffered major bouts of psychosis that kept ...

Interview with Dr. Nora Volkow on stigma against people who use drugs and its effects on care delivery and the burden of substance use disorders. 11m 26s Download Each day in 2018, an average of 185 ...

Maybe you have decided that the voice inside your head judging yourself or others for body size can be pretty mean, but at least it’s encouraging weight loss, right? No, it’s not, experts say. “There ...