"Social Stigma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A perceived attribute that is deeply discrediting and is considered to be a violation of social norms.
| Descriptor ID |
D057545
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.840
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Stigma- Social Stigma
- Social Stigmas
- Stigmas, Social
- Stigma, Social
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Stigma" by people in Profiles.
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Beyond the Scale: Patient Perceptions and Experiences of Bariatric Surgery Support-A Qualitative Analysis of the BELONG II Study. Clin Obes. 2026 Aug; 16(4):e70093.
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State Policy Variation in Implementation of Federal Drug and Child Abuse Laws and Stigmatization of Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2025 May; 34(5):613-621.
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COVID-19 Incidence, Risk Factors, Impact, and Related Stigma Among a Cohort of Persons With HIV in Washington, DC. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 08 15; 96(5):429-438.
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Intersecting systemic and personal barriers to accessing social services: qualitative interviews in northern California. BMC Public Health. 2021 10 24; 21(1):1933.
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Social and Cultural Challenges in Caring for Latinx Individuals With Kidney Failure in Urban Settings. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 09 01; 4(9):e2125838.
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HIV Stigma and Its Associations with Longitudinal Health Outcomes Among Persons Living with HIV with a History of Unhealthy Alcohol Use. AIDS Behav. 2021 Jan; 25(1):215-224.
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Factors that hindered care seeking among people with a first diagnosis of psychosis. Early Interv Psychiatry. 2019 10; 13(5):1220-1226.
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Prevalence of Internalized HIV-Related Stigma Among HIV-Infected Adults in Care, United States, 2011-2013. AIDS Behav. 2017 Sep; 21(9):2600-2608.
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Rethinking alcohol interventions in health care: a thematic meeting of the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (INEBRIA). Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2017 05 10; 12(1):14.
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A qualitative study exploring why individuals opt out of lung cancer screening. Fam Pract. 2017 04 01; 34(2):239-244.