The phrase "acknowledged stigma" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a stigma that has been recognized or accepted in a particular context, often in discussions about social issues or mental health.
Example: "The report highlighted the acknowledged stigma surrounding mental health issues in the workplace."
Alternatives: "recognized stigma" or "accepted stigma".
Still, many of the women acknowledged the stigma.
After the championship champagne was uncorked, Gentry acknowledged the stigma that had just been exorcised.
Finally, as has been widely acknowledged social stigma associated with HIV has greatly hindered the care of HIV patients in China (e.g. Chen et al., 2011).
However, women acknowledged that stigma associated with mental illness varied with culture: "The biggest comfort is that I am in Canada.
Some argued that Somalis do not identify khat use as a problem and subsequently do not seek help, while some acknowledged that stigma may also adversely influence help-seeking behaviour: "…if a person is not identifying it as a problem, then they're not going to see it as needing help.
But he also acknowledged that stigmas surrounding drug use continue to cloud politicians' judgement, as in the case of a recently-proposed amendment from Illinois state Rep. Jim Durkin (R) that would require users seeking medical help to enter drug treatment within two weeks or face prosecution.
"It is time for us to step up and acknowledge that stigma and discrimination still act as the greatest barrier to us defeating this disease once and for all".
In this study people who admitted to having been tested before were rightfully excluded from the analysis, but the discussion should acknowledge that stigma and other factors may mean that many people who actually knew about their status already (but lied about it) could still have been included in the data, seriously confounding the analysis.
The majority (82 %) of interview participants identified service level factors influencing help seeking behaviors, including the failure of professionals to understand and acknowledge the stigma surrounding mental health concerns in the Asian community, the lack of a more holistic approach, and the limited number of dual-culture practitioners.
While I can appreciate their sentiment and acknowledge that the stigma unfortunately is real, I couldn't disagree more with this approach.
