In which John discusses what actually causes the stigmatization of certain health conditions, and how best to fight stigma. SOURCES:

The article about how perceptions of peril, origins, and perceived controllability affect stigmatization was very helpful to me. (It even has a visual aid!): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

This report about HIVrelated stigma across geographical and social contexts was very helpful for me, and included lots of observations about how gender and socioeconomic class affect stigmatization: https://www.icrw.org/publications/com... (As you'll see, there are also many examples here of how mere education/information does not end stigma, although it can help.)

This paper explores stigma in mental illness and why "awareness" alone has not decreased it much: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

and lastly I was helped by this article on mental illness stigma: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl...




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