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- A stigma is a negative attitude or idea about a mental, physical, or social feature of a person or group of people that implies social disapproval. Stigmas are a major concern because they can lead to poor treatment of groups of people, impaired mental and physical health of those groups, and other negative effects such as discrimination.
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Aug 5, 2024 · Stigma is disapproval of or discrimination against people or groups based on noticeable social traits such as signs of disability or mental illness. Learn more about examples of stigma and ways to cope with it.
Jul 29, 2019 · What can we learn from Foucault's analysis of the history of confinement and the birth of the asylum? For one thing, we can understand how the stigma of mental illness evolved from the fear of confinement and the moral and individual failing that accompanied it.
Jan 12, 2021 · Anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker explores the roots of stigma in his new book. Though progress has been made in recent years, mental illness remains highly stigmatized—the mentally ill are ...
Jul 28, 2016 · Stigmatization of the mentally ill has a long tradition, and the word “stigmatization” itself indicates the negative connotations: in ancient Greece, a “stigma” was a brand to mark slaves or criminals.
- Wulf Rössler
- 2016
Mar 17, 2023 · In what might be a model for the stigma field as it faces its tremendous growth, Doyle and Barreto (2023) use the multiple contributions to the special issue to develop thematic questions that will guide future research into stigma and social relationships.
- Bruce G. Link
- 79, Issue1
- 17 March 2023
The present article explores the concept of stigma from a historical and theoretical perspective. At first, the conceptual origin of the term "stigma" is presented as well as its subsequent course and incorporation in the scientific field.
Jul 15, 2014 · Although stigma, fear, and subhuman treatment coloured discussions and practices in past centuries, many present-day initiatives in support of individuals with mental illness are rooted in compassion.
