International Statement Recommending Against the Use of Terminology That Can Stigmatize People

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-2

  Saitz, Richard ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

addiction; alcohol; author; drugs; editor; language; stigma; terminology

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIGMA; NOMENCLATURE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

HUMANS; SOCIAL STIGMA; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84959118503     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000178     Document Type: Editorial

References (6)

1. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.). Washington, DC: Author; 2000.
2. Broyles LM, Binswanger IA, Jenkins JA, et al. Confronting inadvertent stigma and pejorative language in addiction scholarship: a recognition and response. Subst Abus 2014;35:217-221.
3. Kelly JF, Dow SJ, Westerhoff C. Does our choice of substance-related terms influence perceptions of treatment need? An empirical investigation with two commonly used terms. J Drug Issues 2010;40: 805-818.
4. Kelly JF, Wakeman SE, Saitz R. Stop talking 'dirty': clinicians, language, and quality of care for the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Am J Med 2015;128:8-9.
5. Kelly JF, Westerhoff C. Does it matter how we refer to individuals with substance-related problems? A randomized study with two commonly used terms. Int J Drug Policy 2010;21:202-207.
6. Saitz R. Things that work, things that don't work, and things that matter: including words. J Addict Med 2015;9:429-430.