Public perception of alcohol dependence A percepção popular sobre a dependência alcoólica

OBJECTIVE: To describe how the population of the city of São Paulo identifies alcohol dependence, which causes they attribute to this disorder and what is reported regarding stigma perception, risk of violence and emotional reactions. METHOD: Cross sectional study involving a probabilistic sample of...

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Main Authors: Érica de Toledo Piza Peluso, Sérgio Luís Blay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2008-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462008000100004