<scp>COVID</scp>‐19 Induced Stigma in U.S. Consumers: Evidence and Implications

Mental health consumers' experience of stigma.

The extent to which mental health consumers encounter stigma in their daily lives is a matter of substantial importance for their recovery and quality of life. This article summarizes the results of a nationwide survey of 1,301 mental health consumers concerning their experience of stigma and discrimination. Survey results and followup interviews with 100 respondents revealed experience of stig...

Evidence of Double Dissociation in Auditory Agnosia: Implications for Rehabilition

Internalizing Weight Stigma: Prevalence and Sociodemographic Considerations in US Adults.

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the presence, severity, and sociodemographic correlates of weight bias internalization (WBI) across three distinct samples of US adults. METHODS Levels of WBI were compared in (1) a sample of adults with obesity and heightened risk of weight stigma (N = 456), (2) an online community sample (N = 519), and (3) a national online...

Tuberculosis stigma and perceptions in the US-Mexico border.

OBJECTIVE To examine the experiences and perspectives on the disease and stigma from the vantage point of the persons affected by TB in El Paso, Texas, and Juárez, México to inform research on health-related stigma and interventions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Semi-structured interviews to study TB-related stigma and the impact on access and health-seeking behaviors with 30 Mexican-origin adults (...

Knowledge of dietary fats among US consumers.

Dietary advice emphasizes that some dietary fats increase the risk of heart disease, whereas other dietary fats decrease risk if they are substituted for more risk-increasing fats. Thus, it is important that consumers understand the differences between dietary fats. Existing evidence in the United States suggests troublesome consumer misunderstanding. As part of its continuing effort to promote...