Developing a research agenda for reducing the stigma of addictions, part II: Lessons from the mental health stigma literature
Authors
Corrigan, Patrick W.Schomerus, Georg
Shuman, Valery
Kraus, Dana
Perlick, Debbie
Harnish, Autumn
Kulesza, Magdalena
Kane-Willis, Kathleen
Qin, Sang
Smelson, David A.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of PsychiatryDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2017-01-01
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Although advocates and providers identify stigma as a major factor in confounding the recovery of people with SUDs, research on addiction stigma is lacking, especially when compared to the substantive literature examining the stigma of mental illness. METHODS: A comprehensive review of the stigma literature that yielded empirically supported concepts and methods from the mental health arena was contrasted with the much smaller and mostly descriptive findings from the addiction field. In Part I of this two part paper (American Journal of Addictions, Vol 26, pages 59-66, this issue), constructs and methods from the mental health stigma literature were used to summarize research that seeks to understand the phenomena of addiction stigma. RESULTS: In Paper II, we use this summary, as well as the extensive literature on mental illness stigma change, to outline a research program to develop and evaluate strategies meant to diminish impact on public and self-stigma (eg, education and contact). CONCLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: The paper ends with recommendations for next steps in addiction stigma research. (Am J Addict 2017;26:67-74).Source
Am J Addict. 2017 Jan;26(1):67-74. doi: 10.1111/ajad.12436. Epub 2016 Nov 22. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1111/ajad.12436Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/46229PubMed ID
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10.1111/ajad.12436