Alcohol stigma and persistence of alcohol and other psychiatric disorders: A modified labeling theory approach

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 685-692

  Glass, Joseph E ^a   Mowbray, Orion P ^b   Link, Bruce G ^c   Kristjansson, Sean D ^d   Bucholz, Kathleen K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholism stigma; Modified labeling theory; Psychiatric disorders; Social network; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERCEIVED ALCOHOL STIGMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOLISM STIGMA; MODIFIED LABELING THEORY; PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887026296     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.08.016     Document Type: Article

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