...Manesh Muraleedharan; Manjari Sinha; Sammita Jadhav Purpose Misperceptions, stigma and treatment denial of epilepsy have been a concern in India for centuries. Improvements in education, socioeconomic status, health system and technological advancements have created more awareness and acceptance...

... purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Media Communication Stigma Public health Obesity Research indicates that those with obesity are at a greater...

...Harry Sumnall; Amanda Atkinson; Suzanne Gage; Ian Hamilton; Catharine Montgomery Purpose Stigma reduction is an important public health challenge because of the large morbidity and mortality associated with some forms of substance use. Extreme stigma can lead to dehumanisation of target groups...

...Robert David Ashford; Austin Brown; Brenda Curtis Purpose Public perception has been found to be influenced by the words used to describe those with behavioral health disorders, such that using terms like “substance abuser” can lead to higher levels of stigma. The purpose of this paper...

... illness stigmatization. Nonetheless, discussions of mental illnesses in direct-to-consumer advertisements and social media tend to be more objective and informative. These objective portrayals could help improve mental health literacy and reduce stigma. More importantly, media can also reduce the stigma...

...Irina A. Iles; Anita Atwell Seate; Leah Waks Purpose – Previous studies have documented that exposure to stereotypical information about certain social groups leads to unfavorable perceptions and feelings toward that group. Integrating insights from the mental illness stigma and the social...