Stigma negatively impact quality of life of people with dementia and their family members.
Yet the literature in stigma and dementia remains scant. This article systematically reviews …

Stigma negatively affects individuals with cognitive impairment and dementia. This literature
review examined the past decade (January 2004 to December 2015) of world-wide research …

Background Dementia is considered to be a highly stigmatized condition leading to
significant negative effects on the health and well-being of people with dementia and people …

The destigmatisation of dementia through awareness raising campaigns and associated
activities has become a key pillar of dementia studies and related activism. This anti-stigma …

Despite its global importance and the recognition of dementia as an international public
health priority, interventions to reduce stigma of dementia are a relatively new and emerging …

Background Literature, film and news media reflect and shape social perceptions of
dementia which in turn impact on dementia stigma. The aim of this paper is to systematically …

Stigma is a state of social disgrace, which marks an individual as discreditable or inferior in
some way. The diagnosis of dementia, like other mental illnesses, carries significant stigma …

Stigma and discrimination in relation to dementia has a range of implications for people
living with dementia and their families worldwide, including help-seeking, quality of life …

This article is the second report from a study examining perceived stigma in persons with
dementia with findings regarding the association between stigma and quality of life …

In a broad sense, the concept of social stigmatization (from the Greek word “stigma”, or sign)
refers to the attitude of social disapproval and the negative reception of a specific group of …