This article examines health providers' understandings and experiences regarding stigma towards mental health and substance use (MHSU) issues, as well as their ideas for an effective intervention to address stigma and discrimination, in three CHCs in Toronto, Ontario.Using a phenomenological approach,...
While work is already stressful enough, for those who are dealing with workplace discrimination, it can become unbearable. Discrimination in the workplace has been shown to result inan increased risk of mental health disordersand a higher risk of drug and alcohol abuse. It doesn’t matter if ...
Ageism can be hazardous to women’s health: ageism, sexism, and stereotypes of older women in the healthcare system. J Social Issues. 2016;72(1). doi:10.1111/josi.12157 Google Scholar 10. Bostwick WB, Boyd CJ, Hughes TL, West BT, McCabe SE. Discrimination ...
Given the buffering effect of social support on cardiovascular stress reactivity among non-Hispanic White participants, as well as the positive effect of social support in other health domains among Latines, it stands to reason that familism and social support among Latines may buffer the negative ef...
Stigma and discrimination related to mental health and substance use issues in primary health care in Toronto, Canada: a qualitative study 来自 Taylor & Francis 喜欢 0 阅读量: 20 作者: Maureen A. Murney,Jaime C. Sapag,Sireesha J. Bobbili,Akwatu Khenti ...
Original Research: Lesbian Disclosure to Health Care Providers and Delay of Care Purpose/Objective: 1) To identify if lesbians delay seeking health care because of sexual identity issues. 2) To examine the frequency of sexual identity disclosure for both lesbians and heterosexual women to health car...
The three discrimination domains included: discrimination due to (1) homelessness or poverty (yes = 1; no = 0), (2) mental health, alcohol and drug-related issues (yes = 1; no = 0), and (3) race or ethnicity or skin color (yes = 1; no = 0). ...
In this paper we examine the interrelationship between discrimination, socioeconomic position, ethnicity and health. In particular, we address three main issues: (1) predictors of discrimination (exposure to physical or verbal attack and any exposure to physical/verbal attack or unfair treatment) and...
"The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront new mental health challenges—particularly for vulnerable populations," she said. "We have the opportunity to rethink and improve mental health services to acknowledge the impact of discrimination, so we can better address it to provide more equi...
depression, and issues with sleep, according to research led by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. These mental health outcomes were more pronounced among Latino teens born in the U.S. to immigrant parents, as opposed to foreign-born teens. ...