In this article, we offer discursive psychology as a qualitative approach for the examination of
stigma in mental health. Discursive psychology aims to closely examine conversational and …

A resurgence of research and policy efforts on stigma both facilitates and forces a
reconsideration of the levels and types of factors that shape reactions to persons with …

I am a mental illness and help-seeking stigma researcher and yet, somehow, I have severe
internalized stigma of mental illness as measured by the 9-item short form of the Internalized …

Definitions and theoretical models of the stigma construct have gradually progressed from
an individualistic focus towards an emphasis on stigma's social aspects. Building on other …

Stigma is an attribute that, according to prevailing social norms, is deeply discrediting, marks
a person as tainted and allows the target to be denigrated (Goffman, 1963). The targeted …

As one of the world's longest running anti-stigma campaigns, Time to Change (UK), came to
an end in March 2021, policy makers, campaigners and researchers will be looking to learn …

Although “stigma “has evolved as a remarkably widespread concept in the social sciences,
the concept has almost never, as such, been subject to inquiry or overt definition, with the …

Much of the sociological and psychological literature on stigma focuses on the individual as
the central unit of analysis, with little if any discussion devoted to the sociohistorical context …

Stigma continues to play an integral role in the multifaceted issues facing mental health.
While identifying a clear operational definition of stigma has been a challenge in the field …

Central States Communication Association. Authors in this issue were competitively selected
to address a dearth in the field by scrutinizing the nature of stigma. For example, what does it …