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June 13, 2026BMC Health Services ResearchOpen Access

Stigmatism among physicians and nurses towards patients with alcohol use disorder: a systematic review

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EKEmilie Benoni KofodUniversity of Southern DenmarkCOCamilla Dahl Haislund OlsenUniversity of Southern DenmarkKAKjeld AndersenUniversity of Southern Denmark

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Overview

Systematic review reveals persistent stigmatizing attitudes towards patients with alcohol use disorder among healthcare professionals, highlighting treatment barriers.

Key Points

  • The review aims to analyze the stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors of healthcare providers towards patients with alcohol use disorder in Western settings.
  • Systematic review following PRISMA guidelines
  • Search of Pubmed, PsycINFO, and Embase for relevant studies
  • Quality assessment of included studies using CASP
  • 11 studies included from an initial screening of 2835 articles
  • Stigmatizing behaviors prevalent among physicians and nurses, characterized by stereotyping and negative attitudes
  • No differences in stigma observed between physicians and nurses or across healthcare settings.

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Kofod et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2cf6aefaef96ed7f058504https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14882-8
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