Acceptability and Feasibility of a Social Contact Based Intervention for Reduction of Public Stigma Against Persons With Opioid Use Disorder

This study demonstrates the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally adapted, social-contact-based intervention for reducing public stigma against OUD. Shifting blame perceptions may help reduce punitive attitudes.

Authors

Renjith R. Pillai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7102-7986)
Soundappan Kathirvel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4839-0138)
Abhishek Ghosh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0988-7694)
Arshia Sood
Debasish Basu

Institutions

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)

Publication Details

Journal: International Journal of Social Psychiatry
Published: 2025-09-21
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640251370404
Citations: 1
Primary Topic: Mental Health Treatment and Access
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 2.44

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Acceptability and Feasibility of a Social Contact Based Intervention for Reduction of Public Stigma Against Persons With Opioid Use Disorder

Renjith R. Pillai, Soundappan Kathirvel, Abhishek Ghosh, Arshia Sood et al.

Sep 21, 2025

1 citations

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Mental Health Treatment and Access

2.44

article

Acceptability and Feasibility of a Social Contact Based Intervention for Reduction of Public Stigma Against Persons With Opioid Use Disorder

Renjith R. Pillai, Soundappan Kathirvel, Abhishek Ghosh, Arshia Sood, Debasish Basu

September 21, 2025article en

1 citations

Abstract

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)

Openalex Percentile: Top 10%

Mental Health Treatment and Access

2.44

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Acceptability and Feasibility of a Social Contact Based Intervention for Reduction of Public Stigma Against Persons With Opioid Use Disorder — Renjith R. Pillai, Soundappan Kathirvel, et al. · International Journal of Social Psychiatry (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS