Psychology & Psychiatry
Thinking you're old and frail
Older adults who categorise themselves as old and frail encourage attitudinal and behavioural confirmation of that identity.
Apr 9, 2013
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News tagged with stigmatization
Overweight & Obesity
Bioethics leader calls for bold approach to fighting obesity
Arguing that obesity "may be the most difficult and elusive public health problem the United States has ever encountered" and that anti-obesity efforts having made little discernible difference, Daniel Callahan, co-founder ...
Jan 22, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Body weight and gender influence judgment in the courtroom
(Medical Xpress)—In a study that offers insight into the depth of stigmatization of overweight and obese people, researchers at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity found that weight stigma extends to the courtroom. ...
Jan 9, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Perceived stigmatization common for patients with psoriasis
(HealthDay)—Sociodemographic, disease-related, and personality variables can predict perceived stigmatization in psoriasis, which occurs in the majority of patients, according to a study published online July 20 in the ...
Jul 28, 2016
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