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*Stigmatizing language can perpetuate negative biases against people with alcohol use disorder. We encourage researchers to shift away from language that maintains discriminatory conceptions of alcohol use disorder. Reducing stigma has the potential to increase rates of treatment seeking and improve treatment outcomes for individuals with alcohol use disorder. | *Stigmatizing language can perpetuate negative biases against people with alcohol use disorder. We encourage researchers to shift away from language that maintains discriminatory conceptions of alcohol use disorder. Reducing stigma has the potential to increase rates of treatment seeking and improve treatment outcomes for individuals with alcohol use disorder. | ||
===2021: [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-021-01069-4.epdf Choosing appropriate language to reduce the stigma | ===2021: [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-021-01069-4.epdf Choosing appropriate language to reduce the stigma around mental illness and substance use disorders]=== | ||
*"The words we use to describe mental illnesses and substance | *"The words we use to describe mental illnesses and substance use disorders (addiction to alcohol and other legal and illegal drugs) can impact the likelihood that people will seek help and the quality of the help they receive. Research indicates that stigma—negative attitudes toward people based on distinguishing characteristics—contributes in multiple ways to poorer health outcomes; consequently, it has been identified as a critical focus for research and interventions" | ||
*"Stigma is particularly difficult to eliminate, even | *"Stigma is particularly difficult to eliminate, even with educational and other interventions, and carefully considered language is only one part of addressing it. But it is also one of the most immediate ways in which researchers and others who communicate about stigmatized conditions can effect change." | ||
===2021: [https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-aamc-equity-guide.pdf Advancing Health Equity: Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts]=== | ===2021: [https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-aamc-equity-guide.pdf Advancing Health Equity: Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts]=== | ||
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