“It is unpleasant to admit, but many African Americans do not receive appropriate mental health services, even when they go to places that are suppose to help them. Why is that?” It’s a question Dr. V. Diane Woods has been asking for more than a decade. At the national Black Mental Health Workers Conference in […]
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Improving HIV Surveillance and Prevention Intervention Efforts among Hispanic or Latino Migrant Communities
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) aims to reduce the number of people who become infected with HIV, increase access to care and optimize health outcomes for people living with HIV, and reduce HIV-related health disparities. The NHAS calls for intensifying culturally appropriate HIV prevention efforts for Hispanics or Latinos due to the increased burden of […]
Age, Stress, and Isolation in Older Adults Living with HIV
Case Western Reserve University researchers were surprised to learn that people younger than 50 years old with HIV feel more isolated and stressed than older people with the disease. They expected their study to reveal just the opposite. “The younger, newly diagnosed individual may not know anyone in their peer group with a chronic illness, much […]
Stigma as a Fundamental Cause of Population Health Inequalities
Bodies of research pertaining to specific stigmatized statuses have typically developed in separate domains and have focused on single outcomes at 1 level of analysis, thereby obscuring the full significance of stigma as a fundamental driver of population health. In this article the authors provide illustrative evidence on the health consequences of stigma and present […]
Stigma, Mental Health, and Resilience in an Online Sample of the US Transgender Population
A study of 1,093 people identifying as male-to-female and female-to male transgender found a relationship between a person’s psychological distress and stigma. Among the participants, 44 percent had signs of depression, 33 percent had signs of anxiety, and 28 percent had mental health problems that were expressed in physical symptoms. According to the researchers, the […]
Depression Fotonovela: Development of a Depression Literacy Tool for Latinos With Limited English Proficiency
Stigma, low health literacy, lack of knowledge, and misconceptions about depression are considered pervasive barriers contributing to the disparities Latino adults with limited English proficiency (LEP) face in accessing and receiving high-quality depression care. The development of culturally and linguistically appropriate health literacy tools, such as fotonovelas, can help address these barriers to depression care […]