Jaap van Weeghel

TL;DR: It is indicated that negative attitudes of health professionals towards patients with substance use disorders are common and contribute to suboptimal health care for these patients.

TL;DR: For example, this paper found that higher levels of experienced discrimination were associated with several lifetime depressive episodes (negative binomial regression coeffi cient 0·20 [95% CI 0·09-0·32], p=0·001); at least one lifetime psychiatric hospital admission (0·29 [0·15-0-42], p =0·004); poorer levels of social functioning (widowed, separated, or divorced 0·10 [0 ·01−0·19], pÕ0·032; unpaid employed 0·34 [0

TL;DR: A review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses showed that the CHIME conceptual framework for personal recovery is widely endorsed, containing the elements of connectedness, hope and optimism, identity, meaning in life, and empowerment.

TL;DR: Health care professionals of specialist addiction services showed higher regard for working with patients with substance use disorders compared to professionals of general psychiatry services and GPs.

TL;DR: This review shows that relevant work environment-related factors for obtaining and maintaining work in competitive employment include supporting the employers by paying specific attention to: employer’s decisions, job content, integration and work culture and job coaches.