Jiao, S., & Bungay, V. (2018). Intersections of stigma, mental health, and sex work: How canadian men engaged in sex work navigate and resist stigma to protect their mental health. Journal of Sex Research. Advance online publication....
In the same vein, former Surgeon General of the United States Richard Carmona said this in an article on men and depression on the NAMI site. ”Today we’re saying to men, it’s okay to talk to someone about what you’re thinking, or how you’re feeling, or if you’re hurting. We...
While the stigma around mental health is an ongoing battle, men’s mental health is a topic that often gets overlooked. This is why, in this blog, we will discuss the reason behind the stigma, how you can spot someone who might be struggling and resources that cou...
"You can't be ashamed of your mental health," Prince William began. "You've got to be able to look it in the eye and go, I'm gonna deal with it, here we go." The trailer explains the 37-year-old royal hopes to shut down the stigma surrounding men's mental health by speaking...
This study investigated longitudinal trajectories of stigma (i.e., enacted, anticipated, internalized, concealed); stress-sensitive mental health disorder symptoms (i.e., depression, social anxiety); and their associations across 8 annual assessments in a sample of 128 young gay and bisexual U.S....
Shame and stigma. That’s what often happens when Asian Americans seek out mental health help. In a culture that demands perfection, having mental health issues is often seen as a sign of weakness in Asian immigrant communities. According to theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ...
Breaking The Stigma: Overcoming Lonelinessis CBS New York's in-depth look at what the U.S. Surgeon General calls "the epidemic of loneliness." Loneliness can impact just about anyone of any age and any circumstance. You can feel lonely with friends or family, at your job, or in a crowd...
The speaker talked about "myths" related to weight being a determinant of health, it would be good to expand on that and give more evidence to support it as that would probably be more powerful in shifting people's thinking. Feelings of shame and defensiveness ...
A minority stress—emotion regulation model of sexual compulsivity among highly sexually active gay and bisexual men. Health Psychol. 2015, 34, 829–840. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Luoma, J.B.; Platt, M.G. Shame, self-criticism, self-stigma, and compassion in Acceptance and Commitment ...
“But like, there’s something about seeing two men sometimes, very rarely, and it just kind of repulses me”. Finally, participants could experience self-shame due to feeling that their sexual orientation makes them a “bad person”. This form of self-shame was most commonly described in ...