By Sharnita Midgett
Despite its central role in defining the experiences of those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, stigma in dementia has been understudied.
In a paper published in Current Psychiatry titled Stigma in Dementia: It’s Time to Talk about It co-authored by Penn Memory Center Scholar, Shana Stites, PsyD, MA, MS, the authors highlight the impact of stigma on those with dementia, how it has been studied and addressed in the past, and steps to mitigate stigma in the future. The paper follows a collaboration of the authors for a symposium on stigma that they presented at the 2018 Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston.