Factors influencing stigma among healthcare professionals towards people who use illicit drugs in Japan: A quantitative study.

Munenori KatayamaKanna SugiuraSo FujishiroJun KonishiKen InadaNorihito ShirakawaToshihiko Matsumoto

Published in: PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (2023)

The scale coproduced with local PWUDs can be a reliable tool to measure the stigma PWUDs face in Japan. Further results indicate that interaction with recovered PWUDs should be promoted.

Keyphrases

mental health
mental illness
hiv aids
social support
high resolution
depressive symptoms
drug induced
hiv infected