The seven main types of stigma include public, self, perceived, label, structural, health practitioner, and associative. It involves assigning people with certain traits and can have harmful effects ...

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 ...

Over this past week, I was asked a very good question, “If we acknowledge that there is a stigma to mental illness, is there anything we can do to remove it?” I suppose it is best to first talk about ...

It's not only women who agonize over their excess pounds. Stigma about being overweight can cause physical and emotional harm to men, too. "It's often assumed that conversations about weight loss, ...

The focus of today’s post is a recent paper by Barreto et al., published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, which examines social stigma and self-stigma (e.g., feelings of shame) ...

New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research suggests artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT may help reduce mental health stigma, particularly for people hesitant to seek traditional face-to-face ...

In her award-winning Coming Out Crazy blog, journalist and advocate Sandy Naiman discusses what's wrong with the word "stigma." ...

World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on September 10th each year to raise awareness about suicide prevention and promote efforts to reduce suicide rates globally. It provides an opportunity for ...

The coalition that opposes Donald Trump needs to get better at persuading fellow citizens and winning converts, rather than leaning so heavily on stigmatizing those who disagree with them. Chief among ...