Mental health struggles are often battles fought in isolation despite our desire to support those facing tough times. The stigma surrounding mental health remains a significant barrier for those ...

Stigma toward mental illness may be a significant influence when healthcare professionals think that patients are making up their symptoms or seeking attention. Yet the mortality rate in people ...

Stigma toward mental illness may be a significant influence when healthcare professionals think that patients are making up their symptoms or seeking attention. Yet the mortality rate of people ...

Nearly half of those with mental health issues avoid treatment due to stigma, a new survey has revealed. St Patrick’s Mental Health Services Attitudes to Mental Health and Stigma Survey has also ...

Using beauty filters creates a scornful attitude towards the real appearance and in general makes one hate even other fat people.

Michelle is a lead editor at Forbes Advisor. She has been a journalist for over 35 years, writing about insurance for consumers for the last decade. Prior to covering insurance, Michelle was a ...

Improvements in access to high quality services, choice of interventions, integrated physical and mental health care, prevention initiatives, funding and challenging stigma were people’s top ...

Millions of people in the U.S.—one in five American adults—experience a mental health condition each year. Despite an obvious need for mental health care, a majority of Americans (76% ...

Jan. 2, 2025 — The link between poor sleep and mental health problems could be related to deficits in brain regions that keep unwanted thoughts out of ... 'Dancing the Blues Away' Seen in Brain ...

During their sitdown, the group discussed Virgie Tovar, the San Francisco Weight Czar, who was hired by the city's Department of Health as a weight stigma expert. Tovar has courted controversy ...