Stigma, Biomarker, Mental health, Wellbeing, Quality of life, Allostatic loadDespite increased awareness of mental health problems, stigma persists. Little research has examined potential health and wellbeing outcomes associated with stigma. The aim of this study was to investigate relationships between...
A shortage of healthcare professionals in Thailand can cause mental health impairment, low quality of life, high resignation rates, and low-quality services to patients due to heavy responsibilities. With the increasing rate of females entering medical c
bringing positive and negative attention to various mental health conditions. Through dramatic storytelling and sensationalized portrayals, the media often perpetuates stereotypes that contribute to the stigma surrounding mental illness, especially personality disorders. ...
Access to health care.People with mental health conditions are less likely to have access to adequate health care. It may also be more difficult for people with mental health conditions to take care of their physical health When you have a mental health condition, it can be hard to seek...
We have learned much in the last few decades, but stigma remains. Contents What Is Addiction? How Many People Have Substance Use Disorders? How Substance Use Activates the Brain's Reward System How Substance Use Changes Brain Chemistry 11 Criteria of Substance Use Disorder Why Do Substance...
Hearing loss affects roughly 430 million people globally1. The anguish someone feels from not being able to hear well has proven to have a startling effect on their mental health.Losing your sense of sound is difficult to adjust to, and many people feel more distanced or anxious as they no...
Elliott's research, however, raised two new puzzles. First, she foundnonegative impact on public stigma when mental illness was presented as caused by life trauma. If I see your depression as the result of, say, profoundgrief, I’m just as likely to want to socialize wi...
Under President Joe Biden, the Health and Human Services department has worked to ensure broader access to mental health services and support. But we know that stigma about depression and anxiety often prevents people from seeking help. Last April, we released the2024 National Strategy for Suicide...
Times havemoved on since then. I know I didn't have patient parents when I acted up as a child. Back in my childhood, nobody I knew did. Today we know better and are more aware of young people's mental health. I'm fortunate my wife has the patience of a saint. Maybe because I...
Though progress has been made in recent years, mental illness remains highly stigmatized—the mentally ill are often victims ofshame, marginalization, or outright mistreatment. In his upcoming bookNobody's Normal:How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness,George Washington University anthro...