Adolescents who turn society’s weight-based stereotypes against themselves face a measurably higher risk of developing ...

Internalized disability stigma was associated with lifetime suicidal thoughts and attempts. Feeling like a burden helped explain the association with suicide attempts. Suicide prevention efforts ...

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 ...

Being made to feel different, lesser or unwanted can be a common experience for many minority groups. When people are ...

Stigma produces population health inequities through resource deprivation, social exclusion, and diminished access to care — ...

Internalized stigma may influence a greater perception of barriers to seeking and receiving treatment for depression, according to a study published in the Journal of Mental Health. Untreated ...

After controlling for depression, internalized stigma is negatively associated with lower levels of self-esteem and personal control of pain, a study shows. Internalized stigma refers to the ...

Mental health stigma is a widespread issue that affects everyone, regardless of their background. This can include the negative attitudes and beliefs we hold towards ourselves, as well as the ones ...

Umesh Venkatesan, Ph.D., a researcher at Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, and collaborators wanted to examine the extent to which discrimination, a type of public stigma, is ...

People living with HIV reported feeling inferiority due to HIV and gloomy feelings during the COVID-19 pandemic, as researchers linked internalized HIV stigma to depressive symptoms. Mental health ...