Shame can shape how early patients get diagnosed, and how aggressively they pursue treatment, if at all. In a 2014 study, Dr.

Every January, it can seem like the pressure to lose weight enters full swing. Ads for diet supplements and weight loss drugs ...

Imagine living in a country where talking openly about depression or anxiety can cost you your job, your reputation, or even ...

Unlike some health issues where illness is often openly discussed, mental health is vastly different: Many sufferers keep things to themselves. Whether they feel guilt, embarrassment or shame, silence ...

There were no significant associations between the use of ChatGPT for mental health support and anticipated stigma or self-stigma among an adult population, according to data published in Behavioural ...

For all of the progress we as a society have made in bringing mental illness out of the shadows, a stubborn stigma persists. That stigma prevents us from talking openly about mental health issues and ...

People who believe ChatGPT may be effective for mental health support are more likely to use it and less likely to report any ...

Peter Staley was at the top of his game when AIDS took off in New York City in the 1980s. He was a Wall Street bond trader and didn’t think the rumor about a disease affecting gay men was anything he ...

Javeed Sukhera receives funding from Physician Services Incorporated and the Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario. Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation ...

A new program by LivWell Community Health and Maiden Alley Cinema is calling upon artists to submit work challenging the ...