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Dec 6, 2017 · Stigma restricts access to resources relevant to good health, exposes individuals to more toxic environments, and is an important source of stress in the lives of members of marginalized groups. These adverse consequences can erode health (Major, Mendes, & Dovidio, 2013).
STIGMA AS A FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE. Fundamental cause theory proposes that some social factors or circumstances remain persistently associated with health inequalities over time despite dramatic changes in diseases, risk factors, and health interventions.
Feb 11, 2006 · Major forms of discrimination. We characterise three major forms of discrimination, which can have varying degrees of severity. Direct discrimination occurs when A engages in overt rejection of B's job application, refuses to rent B an apartment, and so on. Structural discrimination is more subtle.
- Bruce G Link, Jo C Phelan
- 2006
Jun 10, 2024 · This Perspective presents a model that integrates mechanisms that explain the association between stigma and mental health that are shared across multiple stigmatized populations.
Oct 13, 2021 · Key points. There is a pervasive stigma associated with many physical and mental illnesses. Stigma is not about who someone is; it emerges in the interaction between people. Stigmatizing views...
Jun 13, 2019 · Individuals were divided into six groups based on their mental health (no mental disorder, common mental disorder, severe mental illness) and whether they exhibited more (≤25 th percentile) or less (>25 th percentile) stigmatising attitudes.
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Oct 19, 2020 · In order to understand the phenomenon of stigma in different populations (e.g., different ethnicities, different diseases, and different conditions), this Special Issue collects papers from around the world to illustrate the stigma phenomenon.
