Disease and Stigma: A Review of Literature

A Scoping Review of Questionnaires on Stigma of Mental Illness in Persian

Background: Patients with mental illness generally face two major issues related to their disorder. They should deal with not only different signs and symptoms of their disorder (including anxiety, delusion, hallucination etc.), but also with the concomitant social stigma of mental illness. Families of the patients with mental illness usually feel embarrassed and guilty about the disorder of th...

HIV/AIDS Related Stigma in Iran: A Qualitative Study

HIV/AIDS is considered by many one as the most dangerous disease emerged in the human history. Unlike many diseases, this one is not just a medical situation; but a social problem. Its ways of transmission, generally related to risky behaviors and sexual activities, have pulled the attention of different sectors of society to this disease. It seems that a stigma is formed around HIV/AIDS and pe...

Dogs as Disease and Cancer Detectors: A Literature Review

Stigma Experienced by Parkinson's Disease Patients: A Descriptive Review of Qualitative Studies

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor and nonmotor symptoms. Both of them imply a negative impact on Health-Related Quality of Life. A significant one is the stigma experienced by the parkinsonian patients and their caregivers. Moreover, stigma may affect everyday life and patient's subjective and relational perception and it may lead to frustration and ...

Pmn-14: The Stigma of Womanhood Thief: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Background: In many ways, the experience of stigma has come out of the closet but yet it remains a seriously neglected issue in the global response to some chronic disease such as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common hormonal problem in women which can be a precursor to many life threatening conditions including type II diabetes, hypertension, ca...