Dictionary definition: stigma

Article: Stigma Beliefs of Asian Americans With Depression in an ...
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Asian Americans with depression about stigma associated with depression treatment among ... depression were asked questions regarding stigma (n = 68 656). We used analysis of variance ... We used linear regression to assess how stigma beliefs were associated with self-reported ...

Encyclopedia entry: stigmata
The Oxford Companion to the Body;      700+ words ...stigmata are the wounds of Christ as reproduced in a human body. Visible stigmata are frequently located in both hands and both ... stigmatics, St Francis of Assisi, received the stigmata in these places. Occasionally wounds on the head ...

Article: Stigma damages: property damage and the fear of risk.
Defense Counsel Journal;  October 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... the value of property. An environmental stigma results from perception of uncertainty ... uncertainty and perceived risk rises.(1) Stigma, of course, can be associated with matters ... is often the basis for the claim of the stigma and accompanying damages. Claimants assert ...

Article: Stigma: subtle poison with underestimated potency.(From ...
Pediatric Nursing;  September 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... also helped him to "help ease the burden of stigma and shame that accompanies treatment" (Rep. Kennedy Speaks at Funeral, 2009). What Is Stigma? Origins of the concept of stigma evolve from the early writings of Bogardus (1925 ...

Article: Disentangling the stigma of HIV/AIDS from the stigmas of ...
BMC Public Health;  October 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... epidemic [2, 3, 4], HIV/AIDS-related stigma remains a recognised obstacle to the successful ... In this regard, reducing HIV/AIDS stigma is an integral part of a comprehensive ... and care [8]. To reduce HIV/AIDS stigma, one must understand the nature of the ...

Article: HIV stigma: a question of morality?
HIV Nursing;  September 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... responses, and the tendency to attribute stigma and blame is especially strong when an ... control [1]. Evidence-based local HIV-stigma reduction programmes exist in some areas ... to practice [3,4]. Definitions of stigma have been discussed in this journal before ...

Article: Perceived stigma and life satisfaction: experiences of ...
International Journal of Men's Health;  March 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... and relationships between the domains of perceived stigma and life satisfaction in a sample of HIV-infected ... well as instruments designed to measure perceived stigma (personalized stigma, negative self-image, disclosure concerns, and ...