TY - CHAP
T1 - Stigma and Quality of Life in Substance Users
T2 - Methods and Applications
AU - Fung, Xavier C.C.
AU - Chang, Kun Chia
AU - Chang, Chih Cheng
AU - Lin, Chung Ying
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.
PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - In current healthcare practice and research, it is important to understand an individual’s quality of life (QoL) because the QoL provides a comprehensive and holistic view of an individual’s health. Therefore, understanding the QoL of people with substance use disorders should be an integral part of psychiatric care. In addition to a low QoL, people with substance use disorders often face stigma in different forms (experienced stigma, perceived stigma, self-stigma). Stigma may have negative consequences, such as health issues, and lower the QoL. The QoL and stigma seem to be two important social and health factors for people with substance use disorders. This chapter discusses the research on QoL, stigma, the relationship between QoL and stigma, and the instruments available for assessing QoL and stigma for people with substance use disorders.
AB - In current healthcare practice and research, it is important to understand an individual’s quality of life (QoL) because the QoL provides a comprehensive and holistic view of an individual’s health. Therefore, understanding the QoL of people with substance use disorders should be an integral part of psychiatric care. In addition to a low QoL, people with substance use disorders often face stigma in different forms (experienced stigma, perceived stigma, self-stigma). Stigma may have negative consequences, such as health issues, and lower the QoL. The QoL and stigma seem to be two important social and health factors for people with substance use disorders. This chapter discusses the research on QoL, stigma, the relationship between QoL and stigma, and the instruments available for assessing QoL and stigma for people with substance use disorders.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-92392-1_179
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-92392-1_179
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85156202313
SN - 9783030923914
SP - 3217
EP - 3251
BT - Handbook of Substance Misuse and Addictions
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -