Stigma and Self-Stigma in Addiction

Addictions are commonly accompanied by a sense of shame or self-stigmatization. Self-stigmatization results from public stigmatization in a process leading to the internalization of the social opprobrium attaching to the negative stereotypes associated with addiction. We offer an account of how this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matthews, S., Dwyer, Robyn, Snoek, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53702