Healio (5/18, Gramigna) reports, “Stigmatization surrounding alcohol use disorder is high compared with most other mental health conditions,” researchers posited in a systematic review that “updated findings of a prior systematic review conducted in 2011 that evaluated attitudes toward individuals with alcohol use disorder.” The findings were published online May 10 in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
“We identified 20,561 records, of which 24 met the inclusion criteria, reporting results from 16 unique studies conducted in 9 different countries. Compared to substance‐unrelated mental disorders, persons with AUD were generally less likely to be considered mentally ill, while they were perceived as being more dangerous and responsible for their condition. Further, the public desire for social distance was consistently higher for people with AUD. We found no consistent differences in the public stigma toward persons with AUD in comparison with other substance use disorders.
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— “Alcohol use disorder has more stigma surrounding it than do other mental health conditions “Joe Gramigna, Healio, May 18, 2021