Abstract

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the week’s best science picks. Andrew Robinson reviews five of the week’s best science picks.

Highlights

  • The book is less strong on ways forward

  • Internalized stigma might lead to depression, and those who experience it might benefit from counselling, say

  • Human-rights abuses must be countered with anti-discrimination policies and laws

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The book is less strong on ways forward. I second the authors’ calls for increased awareness among health practitioners, for tracking of stigma levels and for policy to be evidence-based. There are important distinctions between, for example, public-health measures to reduce people’s internalized feelings of blame and shame, and legislative efforts to minimize ‘enacted’ stigma — that is, instances of discrimination. Internalized stigma might lead to depression, and those who experience it might benefit from counselling, say.

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