Stanford Physician Advocate

Breaking the Silence: Confronting Mental Health Stigma and Reforming Residency Training

Confronting Mental Health Stigma

The Hidden Struggle in Medicine Confronting Mental Health Stigma: As a pathology resident, I spend much of my time looking through a microscope, searching for clues that guide diagnoses. However, some diseases remain unseen. Mental illness profoundly affects individuals yet often remains invisible. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in five U.S. […]