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 …

This article summarizes research published over the past decade and identifies areas where
future research is needed to increase our knowledge of the media's role in fostering or …

Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health
problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the …

Despite significant advances in treatment, stigma and discrimination toward persons with
mental illness and drug addiction have remained constant in past decades. Prior work …

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 …

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students
and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience. Uses common myths as a …

College officials indicate that the number of students with serious mental illnesses has risen
significantly. Recent media attention surrounding several high profile suicides has opened …

Although stigmas appear throughout history, even in present-day virtual communities, an
explanation of stigma communication has yet to be offered; this essay attempts to do just …

The United States is engaged in ongoing dialogue around mental illness. To assess trends
in this national discourse, we studied the volume and content of a random sample of 400 …

OBJECTIVES: Structural stigma and discrimination occur when an institution like a
newspaper, rather than an individual, promulgates stigmatizing messages about mental …