Addiction Stigma Among Mental Health Professionals and Medical Students in Egypt

Can Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Education and Clinical Exposure Affect Nursing Students’ Stigma Perception Toward Alcohol and Opioid Use?

“…The observed results were consistent with previous studies conducted with the mental health and substance use disorder populations that indicate that more frequent contact and familiarity with patients with these problems are associated with a decline in perceived dangerousness, fear, and social distance levels (El Rasheed, El Sheikh, El Missiry, Hatata, & Ahmed, 2016;Janulis et al, 2013;Makowski, Mnich, Angermeyer, & von dem Knesebeck, 2016;van Boekel, Brouwers, van Weeghel, & Garretsen, 2015). Therefore, along with the results of this study, it is evident that as familiarity increases, perceived dangerousness, fear, and social distance conversely decrease.…”

Changing BSN Students’ Stigma Toward Patients Who Use Alcohol and Opioids Through Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Education and Training: A Pilot Study

“…Indeed, according to Sorsdahl, Stein, and Myers (2012), individuals who use substances more frequently hold more negative attitudes (e.g., blame and avoidance) toward other individuals with substance use problems compared with the general population. Fifth, we were not able to test the validity and reliability of our modified instruments due to the small sample size; however, previous studies (El Rasheed, El Sheikh, El Missiry, Hatata, & Ahmed, 2016; Janulis et al 2013) have used similar instruments among populations with SUDs and reported reliability. For example, Janulis et al (2013) report the following psychometric properties for three of the same subscales we examined: perceived dangerousness (alcohol α = .83; heroin α = .83), fear (alcohol α = .97; heroin α = .98), and social distance (alcohol α = .88; heroin α = .89).…”

Actitudes, creencias y estigma atribuidos por profesionales de la salud a dependientes de sustancias psicoactivas: una revisión sistemática

“…Las experiencias de vida profesional en el área también son destacadas como un engrandecedor de actitudes más positivas. Sin embargo, no es una regla general decir que convivir con pacientes con dependencia mejore las actitudes (Silveira et al, 2015), los estudios aquí presentes se manifiestan a favor de la mejoría de las concepciones de los profesionales después de haber estado con usuarios por mucho tiempo (van Boekel, Brouwers, van Weeghel, & Garretsen, 2015;El Rasheed, El Sheikh, El Missiry, Hatata, & Ahmed, 2016;Wakeman et al, 2016).…”