Guidance from three obesity associations offers recommendations for specific obesity medications and spells out the need to reduce stigma. Will it help?

For all of the progress we as a society have made in bringing mental illness out of the shadows, a stubborn stigma persists. That stigma prevents us from talking openly about mental health issues and ...

The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility for ...

In season 1, episode 2 of the popular show "The Pitt," a Black woman with sickle cell disease arrives at the emergency ...

A diagnosis of cancer is hard enough. But if you have lung cancer, you’re also likely to face lung cancer stigma. Stigma refers to disapproval or discrimination that’s based on your diagnosis. The ...

Javeed Sukhera receives funding from Physician Services Incorporated and the Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario. Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation ...

Participants included caregivers, adolescent patients (age 12-19 years), and health care clinicians. A semistructured interview guide based on The Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework (HSDF) was ...

Stigma surrounding mental health comes in many forms, and it’s important to understand what the differences are In the Observer last Sunday, Elizabeth Day wrote an article questioning whether there ...

In 2000, a truck rear-ended my friend Andrea’s car as she stopped at a crosswalk in a school zone. The truck was going at least 45 miles per hour when it slammed into her. The accident damaged muscles ...

Stigma is defined as, “The shame or disgrace attached to something regarded as socially unacceptable.” Those who feel stigmatized feel outcast and are marked out as being different. HIV infection may ...