A person’s culture can influence their mental health in various ways, including how they express mental health symptoms and seek treatment. Culture includes learned beliefs, values, and behaviors, and ...

Imagine living in a country where talking openly about depression or anxiety can cost you your job, your reputation, or even ...

Mental health stigma refers to negative beliefs people may hold about those with mental illness, which can lead to stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Public awareness and literacy have ...

Mental health conditions affect millions of people worldwide, but harmful stereotypes—like the idea that people with mental illness are dangerous or weak—still shape how these conditions are ...

Pop culture has emerged as an unexpected ally in the fight against the stigma surrounding mental health disorders, especially in psychiatry. Jean-Victor Blanc, MD, a psychiatrist at Saint-Antoine ...

Mental illness stigma—it's familiar to all of us, but not fully understood by everyone. Why does it persist? And how does it keep so many people from receiving the treatment they deserve? Counseling ...

What happens at the intersection of mental health and one’s experience as a member of the Black community? While the ...

Tricia Hersey launched a napping ministry to encourage Black women to rest. A growing movement is calling on Black women to do something long held out of their reach as the country faces an ongoing ...

There were no significant associations between the use of ChatGPT for mental health support and anticipated stigma or ...

We’ve come a long way from the days when people generally viewed mental health care as a subject worthy of secrecy and shame. In a global survey published in May 2025, nearly 75% of respondents say it ...