Spatializing stigma-power: Mental health impacts of spatial stigma in a legally-excluded settlement in Mumbai, India.

In disadvantaged neighborhoods such as informal settlements (or "slums" in the Indian context), infrastructural deficits and social conditions have been associated with residents' poor mental health. Within social determinants of health framework, spatial stigma, or negative portrayal...

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Main Authors: Saloni Dev, Jasper Duval, Amith Galivanche, Tejal Shitole, Kiran Sawant, Shrutika Shitole, Anita Patil-Deshmukh, Alisa Lincoln, Ramnath Subbaraman, Liza Weinstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001026&type=printable