People facing weight stigma are more likely to have a harder time exercising and making changes to their nutrition, new ...

Psychosis and depression carry very different types of stigma, and acknowledging that is crucial to advocacy campaigns.

I realised there was a massive gap in the understanding of the disorder, and the stigma that accompanied it was two-fold – self and societal. These layers of stigma prompted me to write this memoir.

Men’s Mental Health Month arrives with a quiet urgency. And every year, it feels like we’re still whispering about something ...

Trent Rash is a gay man who didn't come out until mid-life. He spoke about the fear he felt about coming out in his youth ...

Institutional-related stigma refers to negative attitudes or beliefs that an organization holds about mental illness. Adding another layer of stigmatization is that many who live with the effects ...

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 silence surrounding mental illness in the country is deafening, even as the fear of stigma is fueling the silence. A diagnosis is like a death sentence, not necessarily from the illness itself ...

First-Ever ‘State of Stigma’ Report Reveals Global Support for Mental Health Care Has Grown, but Stigma Still Stops Many from Seeking Help Survey from BetterHelp finds nearly 3 in 4 ...

Stigma has harmful effects on health, equity and justice. And while we need more rigorous evaluation of interventions to reduce health-care stigma, we certainly know enough to begin to confront it." ...