How is acceptance of the brain disease model of addiction related to Australians? Attitudes towards addicted individuals and treatments for addiction?

Carla Meurk; Adrian Nicholas Carter; Bradley J Partridge; Jayne Lucke; Wayne Dallas Hall

doi:10.1186/s12888-014-0373-x

How is acceptance of the brain disease model of addiction related to Australians? Attitudes towards addicted individuals and treatments for addiction?

Carla Meurk, Adrian Nicholas Carter, Bradley J Partridge, Jayne Lucke, Wayne Dallas Hall

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Abstract

We investigated whether beliefs about addiction being a `disease? or `brain disease?, and holding certain beliefs about addiction aetiology, are associated with public views about addicted persons and support for different types of treatment, coerced treatment and punishment for addiction.

Original language	English
Article number	373
Number of pages	10
Journal	BMC Psychiatry
Volume	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-014-0373-x
Publication status	Published - 24 Dec 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

public attitudes
brain disease model of addiction
neuroethics
alcohol
heroin
stigma

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