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Medication Stigma

Medication Stigma is a sociocultural construct within pharmaceutical anthropology that denotes the negative social labeling and devaluation of individuals who use medications, particularly for mental health or chronic conditions, due to perceived moral weakness, deviance, or lack of self-control associated with their pharmacological dependence.

166

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9K

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581

Authors

294

Institutions

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2017–2026

62

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Publications

166

Stigma as a Barrier to Recovery: Perceived Stigma and Patient-Rated Severity of Illness as Predictors of Antidepressant Drug Adherence

Jo Anne Sirey, Martha L. Bruce, George S. Alexopoulos et al. · Psychiatric Services · 2001 · 802 citations

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Saving normal: an insider's revolt against out-of-control psychiatric diagnosis, DSM-5, big pharma, and the medicalization of ordinary life

Choice Reviews Online · 2014 · 451 citations

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Stigma and social barriers to medication adherence with urban youth living with HIV

Deepa Rao, T. C. Kekwaletswe, Sybil Hosek et al. · AIDS Care · 2006 · 395 citations

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The myth of the chemical cure: a critique of psychiatric drug treatment

Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 278 citations

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Drug Addiction Stigma in the Context of Methadone Maintenance Therapy: An Investigation into Understudied Sources of Stigma

Valerie A. Earnshaw, Laramie R. Smith · International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction · 2012 · 275 citations · Full text

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Authors

581

  1. PP
    Pierre‐Marie Preux

    Institut d’Epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale, France

    3 publications · 95 citations

    3

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  2. SM
    Shannon M. Sweeney

    Oregon Health & Science University, United States

    2 publications · 56 citations

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  3. KM
    Khalid M. Kamal

    Duquesne University, United States

    2 publications · 87 citations

    2

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  4. PK
    Pia Knudsen

    University College Capital, Denmark

    2 publications · 47 citations

    2

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  5. JM
    Jack Martin

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    2 publications · 260 citations

    2

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Institutions

294

  1. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    410 citations

  2. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    244 citations

  3. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    718 citations

  4. Inserm

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    157 citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    955 citations

  6. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges

    Limoges, France

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    190 citations

  7. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    67 citations

  8. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, United States

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    386 citations

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Venues

  1. Social Science & Medicine

    7 publications · 483 citations

    7

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  2. Psychiatric Services

    7 publications · 1.5K citations

    7

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  3. Epilepsy & Behavior

    EB · 6 publications · 314 citations

    6

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  4. International Journal of Social Psychiatry

    IJSP · 4 publications · 153 citations

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  5. AIDS and Behavior

    4 publications · 414 citations

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