For the second time in three years, the WHO has declared an mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Since news of the epidemic, the media has circulated images of patients ...

The seven main types of stigma include public, self, perceived, label, structural, health practitioner, and associative. It involves assigning people with certain traits and can have harmful effects ...

Mental health stigma refers to societal disapproval or when society places shame on people who live with a mental illness or seek help for emotional distress, such as anxiety, depression, bipolar ...

May is mental health awareness month, a time when you will likely see some version of the following posts on social media. “Let’s end the stigma of mental illness.” “Speak up! Break the stigma.” ...

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 ...

Over the past few decades, we’ve come a long way in how we view and talk about mental health. And that should come as no surprise, because 1 in 5 adults in the United States lives with a mental health ...

Mental health stigma refers to negative beliefs people may hold about those with mental illness, which can lead to stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Public awareness and literacy have ...