Browsing by Subject "Mental health"
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The Effects of Oppression and Acculturation on Cultural Mistrust and Mental Health Support Seeking Black Adults
(Washburn University, 2023-03-24)Accessing mental health services is a long-standing challenge for members of racially marginalized communities. Previous research suggests these concerns exist for Black people in the U.S. regardless of their location ... -
Language effects on mental health stigma
Language is powerful, and the social power of language and labels is something that still needs to be developed in the field of psychology. In two studies, we investigated the effects language had on the stigmatization of ... -
No Longer an Outsider: Affecting Rural Mental Health Stigma through Community Involvement
Previous research has shown that rural mental health practitioners (MHP) face issues with stigma towards seeking services, and stigma related to mental health services as a whole (Stewart, Jameson, & Curtin, 2015; Larson ... -
Social Supports and Mental Health of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults
Being transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) has become a topic that some people are openly discussing, along with increasing media coverage. Despite the increasing awareness of TGNC issues, people who are TGNC still ...