Self-stigma in military personnel with alcohol dependence: comparison with a civilian sample before qualified withdrawal treatment
| Autor: | Christian Kahn, Ulrich Wesemann, Georg Schomerus, Gerd Willmund, Peter Zimmermann |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Self-efficacy
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Alcohol dependence Self-concept Medicine (miscellaneous) Alcohol abuse Sample (statistics) Abstinence medicine.disease 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Military personnel 0302 clinical medicine medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Self stigma business Psychiatry Clinical psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Drugs and Alcohol Today. 17:60-67 |
| ISSN: | 1745-9265 |
| Popis: | Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the differences in self-stigma between a military and a civilian sample in order to infer military-specific aspects of the stigmatization process. Design/methodology/approach Before undergoing a three-week course of qualified withdrawal treatment, 55 German military personnel were examined in terms of self-stigma, abstinence self-efficacy, duration of alcohol abuse, severity of alcohol dependence, and current mental disorders. Afterwards, the participants were compared with a non-military sample of 173 subjects with alcohol dependence in a civilian psychiatric clinic that had not yet undergone qualified withdrawal treatment. Findings While awareness of stigmatization is significantly greater among military personnel than in the civilian comparison group (t(171)=3.83, pt(170)=−3.20, p Research limitations/implications Both samples only consisted of male participants who wanted to receive treatment. Originality/value Since most studies refer to civilian patients, a comparative study of the influence of stigmatization of alcohol use disorders in the armed forces is of particular interest. The study indicates that military personnel are more aware of stigmatization by colleagues and superiors than is the case among civilian patients. This could be a significant obstacle when it comes to seeking professional help. Prevention programs need to give greater priority to this subject. |
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