‘But I’m not a doctor’: pending trust in science among laypeople discussing the brain disease model of addiction
Abstract
Aim: In recent decades, the notion of addiction as a brain disease has become influential among scientists, public institutions, and addiction treatment professionals, and its popularity raises the question of how biomedical science affects public perceptions of illness. Although existing research has examined how laypeople interpret disease models of addiction, few studies address how they interpret the brain disease model as presented by the...
Paper Details
Title
‘But I’m not a doctor’: pending trust in science among laypeople discussing the brain disease model of addiction
Published Date
Apr 4, 2019
Journal
Volume
27
Issue
4
Pages
337 - 346
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