Health-related stigma
Rethinking concepts and interventions 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23347309 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mitchell G Wei (0000-0002-1580-1332, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, corresponding author), Mitchell G Weiss, Jayashree Ramakrishna (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences), Daryl Somma |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 277-287 |
| Publication date | 2006-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology, Health & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-8506 • E-ISSN: 1465-3966 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13548500600595053 |
| PMID | 17130065 |
| OpenAlex | W2138798441 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 166 |
| References cited | 31 |
As a feature of many chronic health problems, stigma contributes to a hidden burden of illness. Health-related stigma is typically characterized by social disqualification of individuals and populations who are identified with particular health problems. Another aspect is characterized by social disqualification targeting other features of a person's identity-such as ethnicity, sexual preferences or socio-economic status-which through limited access to services and other social disadvantages result in adverse effects on health. Health professionals therefore have substantial interests in recognizing and mitigating the impact of stigma as both a feature and a cause of many health problems. Rendering historical concepts of stigma as a discrediting physical attribute obsolete, two generations of Goffman-inspired sociological studies have redefined stigma as a socially discrediting situation of individuals. Based on that formulation and to specify health research interests, a working definition of health-related stigma is proposed. It emphasizes the particular features of target health problems and the role of particular social, cultural and economic settings in developing countries. As a practical matter, it relates to various strategies for intervention, which may focus on controlling or treating target health problems with informed health and social policies, countering the disposition of perpetrators to stigmatize, and supporting those who are stigmatized to limit their vulnerability and strengthen their resilience. Our suggestions for health studies of stigma highlight needs for disease- and culture-specific research that serves the interests of international health.
Criminology · Health equity · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Sociology · Stigma (botany) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
Standardization of Adapted Picture Exchange Communication System (Pecs) For Children with ASD in Pakistan
Dispositional shame and guilt as predictors of depressive symptoms and anxiety among adults with lung cancer
Perceived stigma and its association with participation following traumatic brain injury
Microsociología del estigma
Preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections and reducing HIV-stigmatizing attitudes in high-risk youth
Prevalence of stigma towards mental illness among Portuguese healthcare professionals
Understanding internalized HIV/Aids-related stigmas in the Dominican Republic
Patientologien nyfortolket
Nuancing stigma through ethnography
Cross-cultural adaptation of the Emic Stigma Scale for people with leprosy in Brazil
Testing the influence of cultural determinants on help-seeking theory
Development of a scale to measure stigma related to podoconiosis in Southern Ethiopia
People with HIV/Aids
Experiences of mental illness stigma, prejudice and discrimination
Evidence for effective interventions to reduce mental health-related stigma and discrimination in the medium and long term
The effectiveness of interventions for reducing stigma related to substance use disorders
Examining the associations between HIV-related stigma and health outcomes in people living with HIV/Aids
Understanding Barriers to Hepatitis C Virus Care and Stigmatization From a Social Perspective
The Effect of Contact Interventions on the Stigma of People with Albinism in Tanzania
Subjective wellbeing and ‘felt’ stigma when living with HIV
Covid-19 related stigma among the general population in Iran
Exploring treatment needs among women who prostitute
Epidemiology of alcohol use disorder in the general population of Togo and Benin
Health-related stigma, perceived social support, and their role in quality of life among women with lipedema
Effects of media campaign videos on stigma and attitudes towards treatment seeking for alcohol use disorder
Mental illness stigma among indigenous communities in Bangladesh
Cultural adaptation and validation of the Attribution Questionnaire for stigma towards disability pension applicants for use among psychiatrists and general practitioners in Sweden
Combining acceptance and commitment therapy with adventure therapy to face vulnerability
Recreating Kinship
Health-related shame
Psychiatry Trainees' Attitudes, Knowledge, and Training in Addiction Psychiatry—A European Survey
Qualitative study of patient experiences of mental distress during TB investigation and treatment in Zambia
Comparison of stigmatizing views towards Covid-19 and mental disorders among adolescent and young adult students in China
Perceptions of illness stigma in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome
Social Stigma, Mental Health, Stress, and Health-Related Quality of Life in People with Long Covid
Our Hands Are Tied Up”
Stigma Towards Substance use
Perceived stigma among hospitalized pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Hue Central Hospital
The psychological distress and mental health disorders from Covid-19 stigmatization in Ghana
Chain mediating effects of self-efficacy and social support on the relationship between engagement in an internet-based traditional Chinese medicine nursing program and quality of life among lung cancer patients
Assessing tuberculosis stigma
Toplumun Bağımlılık Yapıcı Madde Kullanan Bireylere Yönelik Tutum ve Davranışları
Predictors of Stigma toward Alcohol Misuse in Mexico
Types and Sources of Stigma on Opioid Use Treatment and Recovery Communities on Reddit
Investigating College Students’ Intentions to Seek Online Counseling Services
Stigma and life satisfaction among out-of-school Korean youth
Promoting Resilience and Well-Being of Young Adults with Diabetes Through Digital Storytelling in Arts-Based Research
A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Language of Stigmatization of Breast Cancer Patients in Nigeria
Reflections on Dementia-Related Stigma and Direct Support Seeking by Family Caregivers as Mediating Associations Between Caregiver Stress, Burden, and Well-Being
Stigma towards dependent drinking and its role on caregiving burden
Help me, Doctor AI? A cross-national experiment on the effects of disease threat and stigma on AI health information-seeking intentions
Personal career decisions during medical training are not complicated, they are complex
A science mapping analysis of ‘marginality, stigmatization and social cohesion’ in WoS (1963–2019)
Challenges in Exploratory Methods for Tuberculosis Research in South Africa
Covid-19 Stigma and Charismatic Social Relationship
Stigmatizing attributions towards depression among South Asian and Caucasian college students
Perceptions of and Responses to Stigma
Small Acts of Care
Shame, stigma and medicine
Being young and feeling blue in Taiwan
I’d rather injure somebody else than get injured”
The psychosocial impact of rare diseases among children and adolescents attending mainstream schools in Western Australia
Coronavirus stigmatization and psychological distress among Asians in the United States
HIV-related stigma among South Asians in Toronto
The influence of perceived racial bias and health-related stigma on quality of life among children with sickle cell disease
Living in ‘Birdsville’
The other side of suicide loss
Perceptions of Sex Work-Related Stigma in Female Sex Workers from the Dominican Republic
The importance of addressing the unfolding TB‐HIV stigma in high HIV prevalence settings
Hepatitis C Stigma and Empowerment Through Positive Speaking in Sydney, Australia
Exploring caregiver experiences of stigma in Ghana
An act of agency
Navigating stigmatized motherhood
Disclosing food allergy status in schools
Australian health and medical workers’ concerns around providing care to people living with hepatitis B
An analysis of social dimensions of podoconiosis and leprosy on affected households in endemic health districts of the North West Region of Cameroon
Stigma, discrimination and HIV outcomes among people living with HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
What matters most in Cirebon, Indonesia
Assessing the prospect of a common health-related stigma reduction response
‘ Stigma is a tough beast… we need all the allies’
People like me don't make things like that’
Validating a measure of anticipated sex work-related stigma among male and female sex workers in Kenya
Ethnographic experiences of HIV-positive nurses in managing stigma at a clinic in rural Uganda
HIV stigma experiences and stigmatisation before and after a HIV stigma-reduction community “hub” intervention
Psychosocial well-being of people living with HIV and the community before and after a HIV stigma-reduction community “hub” network intervention
Internalized stigma among patients with substance use disorders at a tertiary care center in India
Intersectionality and health-related stigma
Stigma and illness management among podoconiosis patients in rural Ethiopia
Social justice for adults with high body weight
The Role of Internalized Stigma in the Disclosure of Injecting Drug Use Among People Who Inject Drugs and Self-Report as HIV-Positive in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
Effect of a Community Popular Opinion Leader HIV/STI Intervention on Stigma in Urban, Coastal Peru
Blame, Symbolic Stigma and HIV Misconceptions are Associated with Support for Coercive Measures in Urban India
Correlates of Anxiety in Women Living with HIV of Reproductive Age
Assessing HIV/Aids Stigma and Discrimination in Developing Countries
Aids-Related Stigma Among Black and Hispanic Young Adults
The Relationship Between Stigma and Health-Related Quality of Life in People Living with HIV Who Have Full Access to Antiretroviral Treatment
Just Google It”
DiabetesOnAPlate
Low income, high risk
Notorious Places
Stigma as a Social and Cultural Construct
Physical disability--A psychological approach.
Disclosure of HIV Status
Stigma and disease
Mental Health Consumers' Experience of Stigma
Perceived Stigma as a Predictor of Treatment Discontinuation in Young and Older Outpatients With Depression
Stigma
Human Rights and Public Health in the Aids Pandemic
Studying the Legal Management of HIV-Related Stigma
Stigma
Temporarily detained
Stigma, Self-Esteem, and Depression
From their own perspective. A Kenyan community's perception of tuberculosis
The Social Psychology of Stigma
The Dilemma of Difference
What does distance matter? Leprosy control in West Nepal
Gender and the stigma of onchocercal skin disease in Africa
HIV and Aids-related stigma and discrimination
Critical Delays in HIV Testing and Care
Aids Stigma and Sexual Prejudice
Aids and Stigma
The Effectiveness of Stigma Coping Orientations
Cultural epidemiology
Psychiatric stigma across cultures
| Unique citing works | 166 |
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| Citations per year | 8,3 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 155 |