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NIH Leaders: Appropriate Language Can Reduce Mental Health, Addiction Stigma

  • Ann Tucker
  • Jul 30, 2021
  • 1 min read

NIH leaders recently published an article that addresses how using appropriate language to describe mental illness and addiction can help reduce stigma surrounding these conditions, noting that over a decade of research has shown that stigma contributes to negative health outcomes and can create barriers in seeking treatment for mental illness of substance use disorders. Read more

 
 
 

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