Ramya Ramadurai, a Ph.D. graduate student in clinical psychology at American University, contributed to this post. Stigma is defined as a mark of shame or discredit. Through sociological labelling ...

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.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BREVARD, N.C. — Unlike some health issues where illness is often openly discussed, mental health is vastly different: Many ...

Weight stigma is the unfair discrimination against someone because of their body size. Weight stigma comes up in various ways, like not getting hired or not being approved for a house. Professional ...

For Kathy Wilcox, the bullying began in fifth grade. The school seemed to blame her for her classmates’ taunts. “I remember the guidance counselor telling my parents that I should take it as ...

From self-acceptance to speaking out, people living with bipolar disorder share their honest experiences with stigma — and how they cope. Between celebrities opening up about their bipolar disorder, ...

GLAAD released its annual State of HIV Stigma report Thursday, which tracks knowledge, attitudes, and sentiment around HIV and HIV stigma across the U.S. Among GLAAD’s findings was that most Americans ...

Over the past half-century, many of American society’s stigmas have fallen away. In most circles, taboos against premarital sex, same-sex relationships, interracial relationships and out-of-wedlock ...