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Stigma, Discrimination, Treatment Effectiveness, and Policy: Public Views About Drug Addiction and Mental Illness
Psychiatric Services · 2014 · Vol. 65(10) · pp. 1269–1272
Colleen L. Barry✉(Johns Hopkins University)Emma E. McGinty(Johns Hopkins University)Bernice A. Pescosolido(Indiana University Bloomington)Howard H. Goldman(University of Maryland, Baltimore)
Abstract
Drug addiction is often treated as a subcategory of mental illness, and insurance plans group them together under the rubric of "behavioral health." Given starkly different public views about drug addiction and mental illness, advocates may need to adopt differing approaches to reducing stigma and advancing public policy.
Mental Health Treatment and AccessSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesCommunity Health and DevelopmentMental illnessAddictionStigma (botany)PsychiatryMental healthPublic healthPsychologyDrugMedicineNursing
MeSH terms
Attitude to HealthMental DisordersFemaleHealth PolicyHumansMaleMiddle AgedPublic OpinionStereotypingTreatment OutcomeSubstance-Related DisordersSocial Discrimination
Funding
- National Science Foundation
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Public conceptions of mental illness: labels, causes, dangerousness, and social distance.
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