In today’s society, weight and body size are often unfairly scrutinized, leading to inaccurate assumptions about a person's worth, character, or health. This bias is known as weight stigma—the ...

Knowledge is power. And some research has suggested that emphasizing the science behind mental illness -- that it's a brain disorder and not a defect in character -- could be powerful enough to help ...

The furore over 'mental patient' Halloween costumes highlights how much still needs to be done to remove the stigma surrounding mental health issues. Photograph: Getty If you look at the facts and ...

Epilepsy is not a curse, not a mental illness, not contagious. It is a medical condition deserving compassion. Across ...

A little bit of sensitivity training can help people form better first impressions of those with facial paralysis, reducing prejudices against people with a visible but often unrecognizable disability ...

A recent article is only the latest in a series of studies drawing attention to the importance of di Interview study identifies men’s perception and concerns related to their prostate cancer journey.

The term “stigma” is used throughout this chapter and the report to represent the complex of attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and structures that interact at different levels of society (i.e., ...

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, "One in five Americans is affected by mental health conditions. "Stigma is toxic to their mental health because it creates an environment of shame ...

The words we use matter. Research has proven that terms like ‘substance abuser’ encourage bias and negative attitudes so understanding how language can influence our perceptions is an important step ...