Implications of genetic attributions for addiction among addiction professionals.

ABSTRACT: Given increasing emphasis on understanding the role of genes in the etiology of addictive disorders, the present study aimed to investigate the implications of genetic explanations of addiction for attitudes and beliefs about patients among addiction treatment providers. Participants were recruited from addiction-related professional organizations. The sample included professionals with medical backgrounds (n = 153) and with nonmedical backgrounds (n = 232). They viewed a description of a fictitious patient with either alcohol use disorder or gambling disorder, which was experimentally varied to indicate the presence or absence of a genetic cause. They completed measures of their genetic attributions for the patient's symptoms as well as their attitudes and beliefs about the patient. The p

SUBMITTER: Lebowitz MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11606757 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature