

“If they are not motivated, then we can’t help them”: aspects of professional stigmatization in dual diagnosis
Stigmatization of psychiatric patients, particularly those with co-occurring substance use disorders, is a common reason for exclusion from both society and treatment within the Danish healthcare system. Healthcare professionals are generally aware of this problem and are often able to identify the consequences of societal stigmatization, such as prejudice, exclusion from treatment, judgmental questioning, and unwarranted assumptions. However, institutional logics, profession


