Autism: the stigma involved in the poor mental health of patients
© Getty ImagesAccording to figures from the association overcoming autism, 650,000 people suffer from autism in France. However, the disease ...
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Herpes labialis: 44% of diseases have a feeling of stigma
© Getty ImagesOral herpes, kézako? During their lifetime, 40% of French people should be affected at least once by a ...
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HIV: many homosexuals are still ashamed of the disease
On the occasion of World AIDS Day, Why Doctor offers you a series that summarizes the state of knowledge on ...
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Schizophrenia: the key role of cinema in the stigmatization of the disease
For decades, the cinema has contributed to conveying the worst clichés about schizophrenia, in particular thanks to horror films, pushing ...
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Schizophrenia: a week of events to destigmatize the disease
Sports meetings, conferences, concerts... from March 14 to 21, the International Days of Schizophrenia are held in nine countries, including ...
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Obesity: the French remain poorly informed
If 84% of French people consider obesity as a public health problem, many of them remain poorly informed about this ...
Read moreAutism: the stigma involved in the poor mental health of patients
© Getty ImagesAccording to figures from the association overcoming autism, 650,000 people suffer from autism in France. However, the disease ...
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Obesity: the link with depression is established
It is not the biological consequences of excess weight that lead to an increased risk of depression in obese people ...
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Wearing an ‘obesity jumpsuit’ to fight prejudice
To fight against the stigma that obese people too often face from the medical profession, researchers have made medical students ...
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Stress, depression, stigma: acne affects quality of life
According to a new Irish study, people with acne are particularly affected by the social stigma that this skin disease ...
Read moreHerpes labialis: 44% of diseases have a feeling of stigma
© Getty ImagesHerpes labialis, kézako? During their lifetime, 40% of French people should have a cold sore at least once. ...
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Parkinson’s: changing perspective to fight against the exclusion of patients
On the occasion of World Parkinson's Day, patient associations wish to inform in order to fight against prejudices.More than 200,000 ...
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Depression: WHO launches campaign to lift taboos
The United Nations agency is leading a campaign to end the stigmatization of this mental disorder, the first obstacle to ...
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Mad pride: a march to destigmatize the “mad”
While people with psychiatric illnesses march in Paris against their stigma, a study points to the responsibility of the media. ...
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Acne: One in five people have suicidal thoughts
Due to the stigma of acne, patients with this disease have a significant risk of developing mental disorders, according to ...
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Mad Pride: a march to destigmatize the mentally ill
The “Mad Pride” will bring together people with mental illnesses in Paris. The organizers intend to fight against the stigmatization ...
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Murten trial: a “human bomb” for the general lawyer who requires 15 years
15 years of imprisonment were required by the general counsel against the man accused of knowingly transmitting HIV to several ...
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Complaints in the Morat trial: attacks on physical and mental integrity
A man appears in court for knowingly infecting his partner with HIV. A complex situation, because, in France, the penalization ...
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Psoriasis must come out of the shadows
Psoriasis affects one in 20 French people who, in general, prefer to experience the disease in silence. Update on the ...
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Ovarian cancer: stigma of gynecological disorders prevents women from talking to their doctor
© thinkstockOne in three women aged 44 to 55 interviewed for the study said they were too embarrassed to talk ...
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Obesity: Children’s films convey negative messages
In 70% of children's films, the characters are stigmatized because of their weight. The study also shows that there are ...
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