Attitudes towards people who use substances: a survey of mental health clinicians from an urban hospital in British Columbia

Author:

Russolillo Angela,Guan Meijiao,Dogherty Elizabeth J.,Kolar Maja,Du Jennifer,Brynjarsdóttir Elísabet,Carter Michelle

Abstract

AbstractStigma and other barriers limit harm reduction practice integration by clinicians within acute psychiatric settings. The objective of our study was to explore mental health clinician attitudes towards substance use and associations with clinical experience and education level. The Brief Substance Abuse Attitudes Survey was completed among a convenience sample of mental health clinicians in Vancouver, British Columbia. Five predefined attitude subgroups were evaluated. Respondents’ attitudes towards substance use were associated with level of education on questions from two (non-stereotyping [p = 0.012] and treatment optimism [p = 0.008]) subscales. In pairwise comparisons, postgraduate education was associated with more positive attitudes towards relapse risk (p = 0.004) when compared to diploma-educated respondents. No significant associations were observed between years of clinical experience and participant responses. Our findings highlight important aspects of clinician attitudes that could improve harm reduction education and integration into clinical practice.

Funder

Providence Health Care Knowledge Translation Grant

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Medicine (miscellaneous)

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