Most people with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis report experiencing some form of stigma, or unfair treatment due to ...

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 ...

As more Americans seek therapy than ever before, shifting attitudes toward mental health are revealing a broader cultural change in how people approach emotional well-being. Nearly 9 in 10 U.S. adults ...

Simply using the word 'stigma' can be bad Harold Maio, a retired mental health editor who lives in Florida, has been campaigning to remove the word “stigma” in relation to mental health. It's an ...

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 ...

Stigma from oral health conditions may negatively affect one’s mental well-being and lead patients to avoid dental care, in turn reinforcing ongoing cycles of poor oral health, according to a review ...

Despite decades of progress, stigma still shadows mental health in 2025, quietly shaping lives from classrooms to workplaces. Every year on October 10, World Mental Health Day offers a reminder that ...

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 ...

A new survey from Health found that many GLP-1 users still face stigma and judgment, even as the drugs become more common and ...