Stigma among health professionals towards patients with substance use disorders and its consequences for healthcare delivery: Systematic review

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 131, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 23-35

  Van Boekel, Leonieke C ^a   Brouwers, Evelien P M ^a   Van Weeghel, Jaap ^a,b,c   Garretsen, Henk F L ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Phrenos Center of Expertise   (Netherlands)

^c Parnassia Bavo Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Delivery of health care; Stigma; Substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG;

ALCOHOLISM; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STIGMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84878526411     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.02.018     Document Type: Review

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