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Unpacking the dynamics of double stigma : how the HIV-TB co-epidemic alters TB stigma and its management among healthcare workers [PDF]

, 2020
Background HIV and tuberculosis (TB) are intricably interlinked in South Africa. The social aspects of this co-epidemic remain relatively unexplored. More specifically, no research has quantitatively explored the double stigma associated with HIV and TB ...
Engelbrecht, Michelle, Kigozi, Gladys, Masquillier, Caroline, Ponnet, Koen, Rau, Asta, Sommerland, Nina, Van Damme, Wim, Van Rensburg, André Janse, Wouters, Edwin   +8 more
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Internalized stigma and psychiatric morbidity among patients with psoriasis: A study from North India

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2021
Background: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis associated with psychological morbidity. Like mental illness, it is also associated with stigma. Very few studies from India have evaluated stigma experienced by patients with psoriasis.
Sandeep Grover, Aseem Mehra, Sunil Dogra, Nandita Hazari, Nidhi Malhora, Tarun Narang, Swapanjeet Sahoo, Sunil Sharma, Sanjeev Handa, Ajit Avasthi   +9 more
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Crouzon syndrome: a social stigma [PDF]

BMJ Case Reports, 2012
Crouzon syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused due to genetic mutations. It is characterised by partial hearing loss, dry eyes, strabismus and underdevelopment of the upper jaw with facial deformities and malocclusion. These facial deformities greatly affect the social and emotional development of the affected child.
Neelisha, Pandey, Ramesh Kumar, Pandey, Rajeev Kumar, Singh, Naveen Kumar, Shah   +3 more
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Stigma, Social Comparison and Self-Esteem in Adults with an Intellectual Disability [PDF]

, 2012
Background: The paper examines the perception of stigma in 43 adults with an intellectual disability, the relationship this has with their psychological well-being and whether the process of social comparison has a moderating effect on this relationship.
Lindsay, William, McKenzie, Karen, Paterson, Lucy   +2 more
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Stigma in youth with Tourette's syndrome: a systematic review and synthesis [PDF]

, 2015
Tourette's syndrome (TS) is a childhood onset neurodevelopmental disorder, characterised by tics. To our knowledge, no systematic reviews exist which focus on examining the body of literature on stigma in association with children and adolescents with TS.
Forrester-Jones, Rachel, Malli, M., Murphy, Glynis H.   +2 more
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Investigating site-level longitudinal effects of population health interventions: Gay-Straight Alliances and school safety

SSM: Population Health, 2019
There is limited research on evaluating nonrandomized population health interventions. We aimed to introduce a new approach for assessing site-level longitudinal effects of population health interventions (SLEPHI) by innovatively applying multiple group ...
Gu Li, Amery D. Wu, Sheila K. Marshall, Ryan J. Watson, Jones K. Adjei, Minjeong Park, Elizabeth M. Saewyc   +6 more
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Part-time hospitalisation and stigma experiences: a study in contemporary psychiatric hospitals. [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Because numerous studies have revealed the negative consequences of stigmatisation, this study explores the determinants of stigma experiences.
Mieke Verhaeghe, Piet Bracke, Wendy Christiaens, M Angermeyer, MC Angermeyer, JC Phelan, P Huxley, A Crisp, BG Link, PN Prince, DA Perlick, JA Sirey, JA Sirey, S Rosenfield, FE Markowitz, BG Link, BG Link, DL Vogel, TJ Scheff, BG Link, BG Link, CYI Chee, MC Angermeyer, M Verhaeghe, M Horvitz-Lennon, BG Link, E Goffman, G Joachim, P Huxley, K Nieradzik, JR Dudley, BG Link, JM Pyne, A Holzinger, E Commission, BG Link, BL Fife, LR Derogatis, WA Arrindell, B Schulze, TW Kallert   +40 more
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The mediating role of diabetes stigma and self-efficacy in relieving diabetes distress among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
BackgroundPatients with diabetes mellitus often suffer from diabetes distress. Social support and certain psychological factors potentially influence diabetes distress, but studies exploring the mechanisms underlying these relationships are scarce ...
Shuping Xing, Yeling Liu, Hua Zhang, Bin Li, Xinjun Jiang   +4 more
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The relationship among social support, experienced stigma, psychological distress, and quality of life among tuberculosis patients in China

Scientific Reports, 2021
The complex relationships among social support, experienced stigma, psychological distress, and quality of life (QOL) among tuberculosis (TB) patients are insufficiently understood.
Xu Chen, Jia Xu, Yunting Chen, Ruiheng Wu, Haoqiang Ji, Yuanping Pan, Yuxin Duan, Meng Sun, Liang Du, Mingcheng Gao, Jiawei Wang, Ling Zhou   +11 more
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Impact of culture on stigma related to help-seeking behavior in college students [PDF]

, 2015
textThough many college students in the United States experience distress that could be ameliorated through counseling, not everyone is willing to seek help.
Halvorson, Matthew Delayne
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