Publications by authors named "Amalia Manzan"
Article Synopsis
- - People with substance use disorder (SUD) face significant stigma and discrimination in healthcare, affecting their treatment experiences and outcomes.
- - A study surveying 1,796 healthcare employees in Italy found that stigma towards SUD was linked to factors like sex, profession, and burnout, with those in addiction departments showing lower stigma levels.
- - The study suggests that improving training for healthcare professionals is essential to reduce stigma and improve attitudes and knowledge regarding SUDs.
Background And Aims: Many psychopathologies, including addictions, are characterized by inhibitory control deficits. In this regard, recent studies on substance-related disorders (SRD) have shown an impairment in the ability to inhibit potentially interfering memories, despite preserved motor inhibition. To investigate whether the same dissociation could also characterize gambling disorder (GD) in a transdiagnostic perspective, we tested both cognitive and motor inhibitory processes through dedicated tasks, for the first time in this behavioral addiction.
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