Mental health stigma is the largest community barrier to improving global mental health, and in Latin American cultures, this stigma may be more prevalent. The World Health Organization (WHO) claim ...

Stigma can be defined, studied, and measured. When stigma is promoted through the organizations and systems that govern daily life, it is called structural stigma. Stigma itself is a powerful social ...

Many patients with binge-eating disorder and higher body weight are self-critical due to their perceived failure to meet their goals of controlling their eating, shape, and weight: a form of negative ...

Weight stigma refers to negative attitudes, stereotypes, and discriminatory behavior directed at people because of their body size, most often toward individuals in larger bodies. Common stereotypes ...

In both her professional and personal life, Dr. Jennifer Payne has seen firsthand the stigma of mental illness. A professor in the University of Virginia School of Medicine’s psychiatry department, ...

Interview with Dr. Nora Volkow on stigma against people who use drugs and its effects on care delivery and the burden of substance use disorders. 11m 26s Download Between 1999 and 2017, more than ...

Epilepsy is one of the oldest and most misunderstood medical conditions in the world. Affecting over 50 million people globally, this neurological disorder transcends age, culture and geography, yet ...

Despite growing awareness, many mental health myths debunked by professionals are still widely believed. These misconceptions often prevent people from seeking help, understanding their emotions, or ...

No one likes to be judged, looked down on or have labels put on them by those who barely know them. But that is how many people living with diabetes are made to feel on a daily basis because of lack ...

October 10 was World Mental Health Day, and although it has passed, I still wanted to share this article written by Extension Educator Emily Schoenfelder because of its importance. Having lived ...