The medical profession and stigma against people who use drugs

[...]medical diagnosis is normative. [...]medical models of understanding cast people who use and/or are dependent on drugs in a negative light. Gilchrist et al 5 found that healthcare professionals appear to attach lower standing to working with people who use drugs than to work other patient group...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 2017-12, Vol.211 (6), p.400-400
Main Authors: Ginn, Stephen K, Clark, Edward
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Drug addiction
Drug use
Health care
Health care industry
Medical diagnosis
Medical models
Medical personnel
Neurosciences
Psychiatry
Stigma
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Summary:[...]medical diagnosis is normative. [...]medical models of understanding cast people who use and/or are dependent on drugs in a negative light. Gilchrist et al 5 found that healthcare professionals appear to attach lower standing to working with people who use drugs than to work other patient groups. Since healthcare professionals are influential, these negative attitudes may engender stigma elsewhere.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.211.6.400