Public opinion on imposing restrictions to people with an alcohol- or drug addiction: A cross-sectional survey

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2007-2016

  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

Public opinion; Social discrimination; Social stigma; Substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890316919     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-013-0704-0     Document Type: Article

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