Attitudes towards alcohol dependence and affected individuals: Persistence of negative stereotypes and illness beliefs between 1990 and 2011

European Addiction Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 293-299

  Schomerus, Georg ^a,b   Matschinger, Herbert ^c,d   Angermeyer, Matthias C ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b HELIOS Hanseklinikum Stralsund   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e Gösing am Wagram   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Attitudes; Stereotypes; Time trend study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHARACTER; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; STEREOTYPY; STIGMA; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910629007     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: 14219891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000362407     Document Type: Article

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