Workers struggling with mental illness are denied disability benefits more often than those with physical conditions, data ...

And mental health stigma doesn't just exist between people; it also shows up in institutional systems like psychiatric care and hospitals, which are the very care structures meant to offer support ...

130 years after a fungus-eating plant received its name, a Kobe University researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name—revealing a novel mechanism by which ...

Adolescent patients with acne who had internalized stigma also had significantly lower quality of life, highlighting the need ...

Eliminating the stigma surrounding suicide Gardening at home in Kansas City, Missouri, Clancy Martin hardly looks like someone who has struggled for years with grim thoughts of suicide.

On July 8, a group of private organizations led by The Platform News (TPN), along with some government agencies, launched Project Stigma. It is a private-public initiative that seeks to address the ...

For me, it was difficult to overcome the stigma associated with having a mental illness. Twenty years ago, when I was first diagnosed with a bipolar disorder, it took me a few months to tell my ...

Lung cancer is hard enough. But many people with lung cancer face the additional burden related to lung cancer stigma. Learn what it means and how to cope.

Stigma against schizophrenia and other mental illnesses persists around the world. Here’s what that prejudice looks like and what you can do.

Caste is a complex ontological construction. Despite several anti-caste movements and constitutional provisions, caste exists in the Indian psyche as part of everyday life. Even in the advent of ...

Charlie Health presents research on how mental health stigma affects people with serious mental health conditions—from social exclusion to barriers in employment and care.