A recent study published in JAMA Network Open investigates how stigma experienced by parents in sexual and gender minority (SGM) families relates to their children's emotional and behavioral health.
Apr 14, 2025
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A new pilot study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University examined how medically supervised cannabis use in a residential recovery home may support people in treatment for substance use challenges.
Apr 7, 2025
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New research shows that people with eating disorders are more harshly judged than those suffering from depression, making it much harder for them to seek treatment.
Mar 13, 2025
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Weight stigma is a commonly reported experience in maternity care that negatively impacts the health of mothers and their babies. Women who experience weight stigma commonly report symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress ...
Mar 11, 2025
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A new study has found that people are more accepting of some causes of mental illness than others, with biological and hereditary factors carrying the highest stigma.
Feb 21, 2025
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Persistence of stigma toward people living with HIV has puzzled scientists looking at the numerous destigmatization campaigns that have taken place in the U.S. in the four decades since its initial discovery. Scientists have ...
Feb 21, 2025
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Speaking at the 16th International Aids Conference in 2006, the then UNAids executive director, Peter Piot, remarked: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, stigma, discrimination and gender inequality have been identified ...
Dec 23, 2024
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Menstruation is part of life for half of the population, however severe period pain is still not well understood.
Dec 16, 2024
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People with larger bodies commonly face a pervasive, resilient form of social stigma, often facing discrimination in the workplace as well as in educational and health care settings.
Nov 11, 2024
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What actually happens in the brain in cases of depression? Relatively unknown brain cells—"astrocytes"—are believed to play an important role. At the Uppsala Biomedical Center, lab researchers are attempting to learn ...
Oct 16, 2024
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