Depressive features suggest pull toward self-stigma in those with substance use disorders

Researchers found positive associations between depressive features and self-stigma for those with substance use disorders, with the pull to self-stigma likely stronger than in the reverse, per a study published in BMC Psychiatry.
“Depression is a major mental health problem affecting more than 350 million people worldwide, including Taiwan [in which] the prevalence has increased by 25% from 2007 to 2016,” Mohsen Saffari, of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran, and colleagues wrote. “Unfortunately, many people with depression suffer from addictive

Researchers found positive associations between depressive features and self-stigma for those with substance use disorders, with the pull to self-stigma likely stronger than in the reverse, per a study published in BMC Psychiatry.
“Depression is a major mental health problem affecting more than 350 million people worldwide, including Taiwan [in which] the prevalence has increased by 25% from 2007 to 2016,” Mohsen Saffari, of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran, and colleagues wrote. “Unfortunately, many people with depression suffer from addictive