"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Stigma" by people in Profiles.
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Alcohol-related liver disease and access to liver transplantation: where we stand and where we should go. Transpl Int. 2026; 39:16769.
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Beyond High Versus Low: Differentiating Levels of Stigma Toward Opioid Use Disorder and Criminal Legal Involvement. Psychiatr Serv. 2026 Jun 01; 77(6):541-548.
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Exploring the Roots of Stigma: A Qualitative Investigation of the American Public's Attitudes Toward Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder. Health Commun. 2026 05; 41(6):967-980.
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Healthcare provider stigma toward patients with substance use disorders. Addiction. 2025 Oct; 120(10):2005-2019.
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Preference for Abstinence-Based Recovery and Public Stigma Toward Substance Use. Subst Use Misuse. 2025; 60(10):1424-1433.
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An electronic health record-based strategy to increase PrEP decision-making among cisgender women in primary care: results of a randomized pilot study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 Apr 24; 25(1):589.
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Exploring pathways between internalized weight bias, eating disorder psychopathology, and weight loss expectations in treatment-seeking adults with binge eating and obesity. Eat Weight Disord. 2025 Feb 21; 30(1):17.
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Sexual identity, sexual behavior, and drug use behaviors among people who use drugs in the rural U.S. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 04; 171:209629.
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Passive exposure to opioid crisis information and public attitudes: Effects on local policy support, discrimination, and stigma in a United States national survey. Prev Med. 2025 02; 191:108212.
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Why Does the History of Circadian Rhythms Matter for Sleep Today? AMA J Ethics. 2024 10 01; 26(10):E816-821.