The HIV pandemic hit the LGBTQI+ community, people who were already stigmatized, particularly early: This stigmatization prevented the lessons of the HIV pandemic from being adopted by broader parts ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine sex differences in children's weight-based stigmatization. DESIGN: School-based sample of children evaluating qualities of children of varying weights. SUBJECTS: Thirty-four ...

People struggling with mental illness, from the mildest and most routine to the intractable and utterly devastating, are also burdened by the stereotypes and prejudices of stigmatization. The stigma ...

Stigmatization and risk of accusation of blasphemy Many Christian workers who took part in the Amnesty study said they had experienced stigmatization, recalling that the majority Muslim community ...

Territorial stigmatization refers to the process by which certain places become marked as undesirable, unsafe or deficient, owing to a combination of social, economic and political factors. These ...

Misconceptions about trauma can be further isolating for survivors. Source: Jordy Meow/Unsplash Interpersonal trauma, or traumatic events that are inflicted by others (e.g. sexual assault, childhood ...

The stigmatization of mental illness is well-documented, and many of us witness it on a daily basis, even if we don’t realize it. But with more than one in five adults suffering from mental health ...

Cannabis is one of the world’s most commonly used recreational drugs, and in recent years public opinion has been shifting in its favor. More and more countries and local governments have been ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Half of patients with skin diseases report anxiety and depression. Approximately 15% to 20% of patients report ...