Stereotypes Contribute to Older Men Seeking, Receiving Depression Care Less Frequently
A man’s stereotypical self-image as the “strong, silent type” and the stigma of depression are major reasons why older men //are less likely than women to be referred to studies of depression, to seek treatment for depression, and to recognize and express symptoms of depression, according to clinicians and recruiters interviewed for a new study from the UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behav...Autistic Kids can Understand Other People Through Stereotypes
Scientists at University College London have revealed that autistic children have a capacity to understand other people through stereotypes . Professor Uta Frith of the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, psychologist, who led the research, believes stereotypes could be used to help improve how autistic children relate to other people, by playing to their strength for understanding groups. <...