Kitt O’Malley

Tag: internalized stigma

  • Women, Stigma, and Mental Illness

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    Why is it that we as a society seem to accept depression in women more readily than other mental illnesses? We seem to find it acceptable when a woman harms herself, turns her pain, frustration, and anger inward; yet, should she lash out at those making demands of her, such as her children, she is seen as…