Choosing appropriate language to reduce the stigma around mental illness and substance use disorders

doi:10.1038/s41386-021-01069-4

. 2021 Dec;46(13):2230-2232.

doi: 10.1038/s41386-021-01069-4. Epub 2021 Jul 19.

Choosing appropriate language to reduce the stigma around mental illness and substance use disorders

Nora D Volkow¹, Joshua A Gordon², George F Koob³

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¹ National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. nvolkow@nida.nih.gov.
² National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
³ National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

PMID: 34276051
PMCID: PMC8580983
DOI: 10.1038/s41386-021-01069-4

Choosing appropriate language to reduce the stigma around mental illness and substance use disorders

Nora D Volkow et al. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;46(13):2230-2232.

doi: 10.1038/s41386-021-01069-4. Epub 2021 Jul 19.

Authors

Nora D Volkow¹, Joshua A Gordon², George F Koob³

Affiliations

¹ National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. nvolkow@nida.nih.gov.
² National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
³ National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

PMID: 34276051
PMCID: PMC8580983
DOI: 10.1038/s41386-021-01069-4

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[1] National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: the Evidence for Stigma Change. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2016. 10.17226/23442. - PubMed

[2] National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: the Evidence for Stigma Change. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2016. 10.17226/23442. - PubMed

[3] Han B. Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: results from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. PEP20-07-01-001, NSDUH Series H-55) Rockville, MD: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; 2020.

[4] Han B. Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: results from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. PEP20-07-01-001, NSDUH Series H-55) Rockville, MD: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; 2020.

[5] Hammarlund R, Crapanzano KA, Luce L, Mulligan L, Ward KM. Review of the effects of self-stigma and perceived social stigma on the treatment-seeking decisions of individuals with drug- and alcohol-use disorders. Subst Abus Rehabil. 2018;9:115–36. doi: 10.2147/SAR.S183256. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Hammarlund R, Crapanzano KA, Luce L, Mulligan L, Ward KM. Review of the effects of self-stigma and perceived social stigma on the treatment-seeking decisions of individuals with drug- and alcohol-use disorders. Subst Abus Rehabil. 2018;9:115–36. doi: 10.2147/SAR.S183256. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Keyes KM, Hatzenbuehler ML, McLaughlin KA, Link B, Olfson M, Grant BF, et al. Stigma and treatment for alcohol disorders in the United States. Am J Epidemiol. 2010;172:1364–72. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwq304. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Keyes KM, Hatzenbuehler ML, McLaughlin KA, Link B, Olfson M, Grant BF, et al. Stigma and treatment for alcohol disorders in the United States. Am J Epidemiol. 2010;172:1364–72. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwq304. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Thornicroft G, Rose D, Mehta N. Discrimination against people with mental illness: what can psychiatrists do? Adv Psychiatr Treat. 2010;16:53–9. doi: 10.1192/apt.bp.107.004481. - DOI

[10] Thornicroft G, Rose D, Mehta N. Discrimination against people with mental illness: what can psychiatrists do? Adv Psychiatr Treat. 2010;16:53–9. doi: 10.1192/apt.bp.107.004481. - DOI

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