An overarching theme of my abnormal psychology course is the role that stigma and stereotypes about the mentally ill play in their prognosis and willingness to seek treatment. These processes do not ...

Daniel Penny has been found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide for the death of Jordan Neely by the jury on Monday. Penny, a 25-year-old former Marine, put Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, ...

In the aftermath of the verdict that jurors decided against Daniel Penny, I can’t help but think how stigma against mental illness—or any erratic behaviors when displayed in public that lead observers ...