Though progress has been made in recent years, mental illness remains highly stigmatized—the mentally ill are often victims of shame, marginalization, or outright mistreatment. In his upcoming book ...

The term “stigma” is used throughout this chapter and the report to represent the complex of attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and structures that interact at different levels of society (i.e., ...

This post inaugurates a series of posts on stigma and community—written in collaboration with David Matthew Doyle, Ph.D.—throughout which we will clarify how the stigma associated with disease ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Emily Nagoski STRANGE BEDFELLOWS Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of ...

Bernice A. Pescosolido ([email protected]) is a distinguished professor of sociology at Indiana University, Bloomington. Bianca Manago is an assistant professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University, ...

The recently released 2025 State of Stigma Report from BetterHelp provides comprehensive insights into global mental health attitudes and the growing impact of online therapy. Based on survey data ...

“I finally build up the courage to tell the doctor I need help. Staring at the floor, I tell him the truth about how much I am drinking and how many pills I am taking. As I look up, our eyes meet. His ...

Eligible patients were adults with advanced (stage III or IV) solid tumors currently receiving care from a UPMC Hillman Cancer Center medical oncologist, who were prescribed or recommended opioids for ...

Next week is Weight Stigma Awareness Week (Sept. 28 to Oct. 2), and if there was ever a year to be aware of the physical and mental health impacts of weight stigma, it’s 2020. There’s so much ...

Across the United States at any given time, there are hundreds if not thousands of projects and programs aimed at reducing negative attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors concerning mental and substance ...