Francistown — The definition of stigma and what constitutes the phenomenon has emerged as an issue of contention within the Christian fraternity against what is accepted by political authority as the ...

History shows we often dismiss what we don’t yet understand. Here’s why stigmatizing today’s uncomfortable questions may be holding humanity back.

In a perspective published in Neuropsychopharmacology, leaders from the National Institutes of Health address how using appropriate language to describe mental illness and addiction can help to reduce ...

In a perspective published in Neuropsychopharmacology, leaders from the National Institutes of Health address how using appropriate language to describe mental illness and addiction can help to reduce ...

With respect to suicides, the report claims, results showed that psychoeducation and interpersonal contact significantly reduced stigma, which was sustained at 1-month follow-up. (File) The Lancet ...

Radical action is needed to end stigma and discrimination against people with mental health conditions and their families globally, according to a report published in The Lancet journal. The Lancet ...

If you are neurodivergent, then you likely have experienced stigma. Perhaps you've heard your friends or coworkers use neurodiversity as a metaphor to describe undesirable behavior. For example, "My ...

At the age of 16, Uxbridge student Vikki Pike was functionally illiterate and told she would never graduate high school. Today, at 22, she’s defying expectations in her first year of Durham College’s ...