Sentences with phrase «strong social stigma»

«Depression is an illness often associated with strong social stigma, causing people to withdraw from their lives, intensifying the emotional symptoms of the illness, like sadness and feelings of worthlessness,» said Rakesh Jain, M.D., M.P.H., director of psychiatric drug research, R / D Clinical Research Center, Lake Jackson, Texas.

All of this means that discriminatory content regarding physical appearance or social class is easily spread over the Internet as it does not carry such a strong social stigma and stays in the limits or «political correctness».

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Their own feelings of distress, social stigma, fear, and guilt may be too strong for them to take appropriate steps without firm support and guidance by a trusted clergyman.

Men 30 + without a wife and without children are called «bare branches» and the social stigma against these unmarried men is strong.

This assertion was supported, as results from a later study revealed that individuals who had a strong desire to be independent and make free choices were able to overcome the social stigma and maintain their positive relationships (Sinclair, Felmlee, Sprecher, & Wright, 2015).