stigma

One thing that really bothers me is when people use the term "postpartum depression" to refer to the deep disappointment some people experience after a big event is over.

This week, you'll find 22-year-old Marquette University student Michael Mannarino leading a primal scream session and talking to a crowd about his attempted suicide. But he hasn't always spoken so openly about these things.

A telephone survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, shows that public attitudes toward addiction and recovery are still laced with negativity.

When Mildred Wong received a diagnosis of breast cancer last year, she faced two tough decisions: what treatment to pursue and whom, if anyone, to tell about it.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have published a study showing that the degree of internalized homonegativity (negative attitude towards homosexuality) among homosexual men is what predicts poor mental and sexual health -- not the act of being

The young man arrived with delusions. He heard voices. And his family was desperate to shake him of his demons.

Beyond financial and access barriers to mental health care, factors such as mistrust, perceptions of stigma and negative attitudes toward care can prevent people from seeking the help they need. A new study investigates the effect of gender, race and soci

You may think that I am being needlessly pedantic, but this has been an extremely popular film and this scene will influence many people’s perceptions of what it is to have a serious mental illness.

A Palestinian couple locked their disabled son and daughter in two stinking, urine-stained rooms for four decades out of fear they would ruin the marriage prospects of a healthy child if discovered, police said today.