Substance dependence is a prevalent and urgent public health problem. In 2021, 60 million
Americans reported abusing alcohol within the month prior to being surveyed, and nearly 20 …

Individuals who have been incarcerated experience unparalleled health and economic
disparities. Stigma, defined as a social phenomenon in which labeling, separation, and …

In response to health problems, individuals may strategically activate their social network
ties to help manage crisis and uncertainty. While it is well-established that social …

Millions of people and their families are affected by mental illness; it causes untold pain and
severely impairs their ability to function in the world. In recent years, we have begun to …

The relationship between stigmatization and the self-regard of patients/consumers with
mental disorder is negative but only moderate in strength, probably because a subset of …

A social psychological approach is used to examine stigma from the perspective of formerly
incarcerated persons. Three scales were constructed to assess 229 formerly incarcerated …

This article examines the stigmatization of mental illness in children and parents.
Stigmatization of child/adolescent conditions is related to the low status of children …

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In Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life, David Newman shows students
how to see the" unfamiliar in the familiar"—to step back and see organization and …

This article reviews dominant media portrayals of mental illness, the mentally ill and mental
health interventions, and examines what social, emotional and treatment-related effects …