Stigma in Medical News

Mental Health Advocates Call for Psycho Donuts to Do the Right Thing

... misunderstandings and confusion and furthers the stigma associated with a physical brain disorder that is not a choice. The impact of stigma on children, youth and families is devastating. stigma can result in fear, mistrust and violence against ...

Investigation Shows Threats, Restrictions Impose Severe Obstacles for Abortion Providers, Women Seeking Abortions

... discriminatory legal restrictions and serious stigma are reducing the number of abortion providers and ... the most fundamental of decisions safe from the stigma surrounding abortion," she said. "Women have ... that human rights defenders often face stigma and opposition, the Declaration requires States ...

FAIR CEO Blasts Kaiser Foundation & Public Agenda HIV/AIDS Study Results as "Absolute Nonsense"

... by Kaiser and Public Agenda also suggest that the stigma associated with HIV infection is partially ... each year. Darling responds, "It's not the stigma causing infections; it's the lack of ... the use of clean syringes. The attempted use of stigma as a contributory factor in HIV infections is an ...

There Is No Way to Sugar Coat These Donuts

... to face to discuss mental illness, the associated stigma and the shop's questionable business practices. ... Families (UACF), who seeks to end mental illness stigma and build bridges between families with mental ... for commercialization sake continues to keep the stigma of mental illness alive and prevents individuals ...

His and hers: Study examines the role of gender in the stigma of mental illness

... anger. There have been many efforts to combat the stigma of mental illness, but with limited success at ... if these gender biases contribute to the harmful stigma of mental illness. Specifically, they suspected ... in shaping when and how mental illness stigma is expressed. ...

Three-Quarters of Americans Believe Health Insurance Should Pay for Addiction Treatment, Yet Most Don't Know If Their Health Plan Covers Substance-Abuse Care, Says New Hazelden Survey

... go on to lead useful lives. stigma of Addiction Still an Obstacle to Healing Hazelden's survey revealed that stigma still remains toward people who are addicted to ... can be for addicts and to bring an end to the stigma that prevents addicts from pursuing treatment," ...

Does universal health care affect attitude toward dementia?

... because the Britons perceive greater societal stigma from diagnosis of the disease than do Americans. ... those who need it, didn't protect from perceived stigma and negativity," said the study's corresponding ... Britons indicated greater concern with the stigma of diagnosis, with potential loss of ...

Celebrity Mental Health Musings Take Center Stage as Psych Central Adds New Blog

... it offers a unique opportunity to help reduce the stigma of mental disorders." As the former ... invites a new kind of exposure while dispelling stigma about the issue. "Every now and then, a ... has helped to break down the barriers of stigma often associated with mental health concerns by ...

On Staying Alive's 10th Anniversary, Gym Class Heroes Singer Travis McCoy Named 2009 Foundation Ambassador

... prevention campaigns as well as help tackle the stigma associated with HIV and AIDS by talking openly ... 2. Eliminate or alleviate the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS. ... and AIDS prevention campaign that challenges stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS ...

Experts Address State of HIV/AIDS Care in the Region Following Landmark Assessment Showing Widening Gaps in Social Services

... focus on their long-term needs. -- The stigma of being HIV positive persists and creates ... care -- 29% of respondents reported that stigma made it difficult to seek care. -- Living ... 4. Reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS-related stigma among all caregivers and the general ...

Lung Cancer Alliance - Massachusetts Releases 2nd Annual Report Card on Lung Cancer

... health research funding was still anemic, that stigma and blame remained pervasive, that earlier ... to be done if we are going to reverse decades of stigma and neglect too long attached to lung cancer," ... cancer. LCA is committed to reversing decades of stigma and neglect by empowering those with or at risk ...

'Project Runway' Designer Brings Living Positive By Design Campaign to New York to Educate About Living With HIV and Combat Stigma Associated With the Disease

... of Fashion Forward, seeks to help combat the stigma associated with HIV by engaging people in ... with HIV for nearly 20 years, addressing the stigma still associated with the disease and ... symbolize the campaign's goals of combating stigma and encouraging those people living with HIV to ...

Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia Issues Third Annual State-Specific Report Card on Lung Cancer

... out their commitments to reversing the decades of stigma and neglect associated with lung cancer," said ... are looking for leadership to reverse decades of stigma and neglect too long attached to lung ... to leading the movement to reverse decades of stigma and neglect by empowering those with or at risk ...

mtvU and The Jed Foundation Ask Students 'How Are You A Friend?'

... On-Air and Online Content to Fight Mental Health stigma and Empower Students to Help Their Friends NEW ... "The 'Half of Us' campaign fights to shatter the stigma surrounding mental health, and empowers students ... College Mental Health Study: Stress, Depression, stigma & Students). About The Jed Foundation Since ...

New study on rural HIV care has economic and health implications

... providers in rural Indiana report significant stigma and discrimination in the rural medical referral ... status." While most studies involving HIV and stigma rely on patient perspectives, this study focused ... study, "HIV Provider Perspectives: The Impact of stigma on Substance Abusers Living with HIV in a Rural ...

Leading Epilepsy Advocates Propose Strategies to Heighten Treatment Expectations and Close Patient and Physician Communication Gaps

... agreed that this is a major cause for the stigma surrounding epilepsy and some shared their ... education programs that focus on eliminating stigma associated with epilepsy, such as the March 29th ... today to increase awareness and break down the stigma that is unfairly associated with this disorder." ...

Epilepsy advocates propose strategies to heighten treatment expectations

... agreed that this is a major cause for the stigma surrounding epilepsy and some shared their ... education programs that focus on eliminating stigma associated with epilepsy, such as the March 29th ... today to increase awareness and break down the stigma that is unfairly associated with this disorder. ...

mtvU & The Jed Foundation Go Beyond 'March Madness,' Spring Break & 5th Anniversary of Iraq War, Dedicating March Programming to College Students' Mental Health

... -- and continues to attack the very real stigma that's made suicide the second leading cause ... commitment to chipping away at the pervasive stigma surrounding mental health, as well as connecting ... to reduce the student suicide rate, fight the stigma of mental health on college campuses and connect ...

HIV patients still stung by stigma from health-care providers

... in dealing with their disease, and experiencing stigma can be discouraging. They have labeled dealing with stigma the most significant social and psychological ... said the handful of existing studies of HIV stigma in health-care settings have focused mostly on ...

NIH panel seeks to dispel stigma associated with fecal and urinary incontinence

... treatment strategies. Its time to remove the stigma associated with urinary and fecal incontinence, ... incontinence in the future. Removing the stigma was a key message of an NIH state-of-the-science ... awareness is a priority. To help reduce the stigma associated with these conditions, the panel had ...

Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia Issues Second Annual State-Specific Report Card on Lung Cancer

... out their commitments to reversing the decades of stigma and neglect associated with lung cancer," said ... are looking for leadership to reverse decades of stigma and neglect too long attached to lung cancer. ... to leading the movement to reverse decades of stigma and neglect by empowering those with or at risk ...

Gates Foundation Commits to Expansion of HIV Prevention in China

... "At the same time, we must combat the terrible stigma that still surrounds the disease in our country." stigma and discrimination against people with HIV remain ... that could pass on the virus to others -- stigma reduction: Reducing ...

One-fourth of HIV patients believe their doctors stigmatize them

... are two types of stigma: external, or public, stigma and personal, or perceived, stigma. The latter ... at least one of the four types of perceived stigma from a health care provider, and 19 percent ... importantly, we found that those who perceived stigma from a health care provider had more than twice ...

LSTM leads project to develop HIV/AIDS strategy for Libya

... there is limited epidemiological data. The disease is still the object of stigma and fear and there is little known about the drivers of the epidemic among ... about HIV transmission and prevention, attitudes associated with stigma and discrimination and high risk behaviours. Surveys will be based on ...

New Analysis: Women of Low Socio-Economic Status Face Unique Challenges Related to Smoking, Smoking Ban Policies

... on to find that many women of low socio-economic status feel an increased stigma associated with smoking, more so than their more advantaged counterparts. This stigma often leaves mothers in this category with a label of being "bad mothers" ...

Feeling Blue Suicide Prevention Council Partners With the National Institute of Mental Health

... disorders, alcoholism, and drug addiction; and reducing the associated stigma and discrimination. As a Partner of the Outreach Program, Feeling ... community-based organization dedicated to preventing suicide, reducing the stigma associated with suicide, and supporting those people affected by ...

Culture May Help Raise Breast Cancer Death Rate for American Indians

... Fatalism, stigma barriers to prevention and treatment for this hard-hit group, study finds ... belief that cancer can't be defeated. Among other groups, cancer carries a stigma that can have a negative impact on screening programs. "My experience ...

Celebrity Permanent Makeup Artist Slams Claim "Michael Jackson Didn't Want to be Black"

... arms, feet, or on the genitals." In some cultures there is a stigma attached to having vitiligo. Those affected with the condition are ... in the community. People with vitiligo may feel depressed because of this stigma or because their appearance has changed dramatically. Hammons has ...

Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs Honors MTV Executive for Outstanding Contribution to Health Communication

... targeted information, promoting safer lifestyle choices, and fighting the stigma and discrimination fuelling the HIV epidemic in Kenya, Tanzania and ... and its efforts to educate young people about HIV/AIDS and challenge the stigma associated with disease. We are proud to share a common goal with MTV in ...

Travis McCoy, Lead Vocalist & Songwriter of Alternative Hip Hop Band Gym Class Heroes, Travels to South Africa, Philippines and India as MTV International's 2009 Staying Alive Foundation Ambassador

... UNP+ was formed in 2006 by 5 HIV positive people with the aims of reducing stigma and discrimination, and to promote and protect the human rights of people ... to educating their peers about HIV and AIDS. It is dedicated to fighting stigma and discrimination and empowering young people to protect themselves ...

Many Americans Worry About How People With HIV/AIDS Fare in the U.S. Health System

... Research shows that support for increased funding coexists with fears and stigma NEW YORK, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Many Americans voice ... though there is empathy towards those infected with HIV, there is still a stigma to affected individuals, with many in the focus groups identifying people ...

'Project Runway' Designer in Chicago to Educate About Living with HIV and Combat Stigma Associated with the Disease

... campaign supported by Merck & Co., Inc, which seeks to help combat the stigma associated with HIV by engaging people in thoughtful conversation about ... my experiences living with HIV for more than 20 years, addressing the stigma still associated with the disease and highlighting the importance for ...

American Psychiatric Foundation Names 2009 Recipients of Awards for Advancing Minority Mental Health

... education, we are well on our way to a national movement to eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness." "We are proud to support the Awards ... Programs to improve access to care and to decrease the level of stigma have been implemented to increase the awareness to the public and private ...

Less Than a Year After CDC Announced the U.S. HIV Epidemic Is Much Larger Than Previously Thought, Public's Sense of Urgency Is Down, Even Among Some Higher Risk Groups

... on treatment. Some Signs of Progress, But Misconceptions And stigma Remain The survey indicates some signs that HIV/AIDS in the U.S. may carry less stigma than in the past. For instance, there has been a slow and steady increase ...

Increased symptoms lead mentally disordered to become victims of violence

... may be driven away, leaving the disordered unprotected. "If the stigma is that those are people we need to protect ourselves from, one of the ... violence commission rates, I think that would help alleviate some of that stigma and help people think about people with mental disorders in a different ...

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Concerned by Stigma of PTSD and Mental Illness in Military

... in Fort Carson, Colorado. "Unfortunately there is a major cultural stigma within the military against PTSD or seeking mental health care treatment," ... Nardizzi. "We call on the military to prioritize the reduction of this stigma against seeking care and to foster unfettered access to mental health ...

'Project Runway' Designer in Houston to Educate About Living With HIV and Combat Stigma Associated With the Disease

... year. The Living Positive By Design campaign seeks to help combat the stigma associated with HIV by engaging people in thoughtful conversation about ... my experiences living with HIV for more than 20 years, addressing the stigma still associated with the disease and highlighting the importance for ...

Bias Against Obesity Is Found Among Future Dietitians

... Rebecca Puhl, the study's lead author and the director of research and stigma initiatives at Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. ... attitudes towards other's weight." The study recommends adding stigma reduction to the standard curriculum for dietetics programs. More ...

'Project Runway' Designer in San Francisco to Educate About Living with HIV and Combat Stigma Associated with the Disease

... Design campaign, a major sponsor of the Gala , seeks to help combat the stigma associated with HIV by engaging people in thoughtful conversation about ... my experiences living with HIV for more than 20 years, addressing the stigma still associated with the disease and highlighting the importance for ...

Top Latin American Television Companies Commit to Addressing AIDS

... Broadcasters Join Global Response to Stem Spread of HIV and Challenge stigma MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senior ... power of mass media to get out information about HIV and challenge stigma related to the disease. As Secretariat of the GMAI since 2007, the Kaiser ...