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Stigma among members of stigmatized groups is linked with psychological distress, reduced self-esteem, poor quality of life, reduction of social support networks, and delays in seeking care from healthcare professionals.
“It has been linked with psychological distress, reduced self-esteem, poor quality of life, a reduction of social support networks, and delays in seeking care from healthcare professionals [29–32].”
From The Stigma of Suicide Survivorship and Related Consequences—A Systematic Review (2016) · cites this paper as [30]
Stigma operates as a major barrier to help seeking for mental health problems.
“Given these widely held social attitudes, it is not surprising that several studies suggest stigma operates as a major barrier to help seeking.25,26”
From Can a self-referral system help improve access to psychological treatments? (2010) · cites this paper as [26]
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“…a process of labelling, stereotyping, devaluing and discriminating within unequal power structures, based on actual or perceived identity or status (Link and Phelan 2006), and manifested in loss of status, unfair treatment and isolation (Poteat et al. 2015; White Hughto, Reisner, and Pachankis…”
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- Authors
- Link, B. G., & Phelan, J. C.
- Affiliations
- New York University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Link, Bruce G
- Venue
- The Lancet
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-02
- Volume
- 367
- Issue
- 9509
- Pages
- 528-529
- ISSN
- 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
- 0140-6736
- OpenAlex
- W2155567454
- Cited by
- 1,498
- References
- 11
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- FWCI
- 55.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Lancet (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Health › Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Obesity and Health Practices
- Keywords
- stigma, public health, social selection, human difference, health conditions, Erving Goffman
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Prejudice, Public Health, Social Isolation, Stereotyping, Stress, Psychological
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