Perceived Stigma of Substance Abuse Scale (PSAS)

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Luoma, J. B., O'Hair, A. K., Kohlenberg, B. S., Hayes, S. C., Fletcher, L. (2010). The development and psychometric properties of a new measure of perceived stigma toward substance users. Substance Use and Misuse, 45, 47-57.

Community June 12, 2021 - 11:37pm

PSAS - Arabic

Elkalla, I.H.R., El-Gilany, AH., Baklola, M. et al. (2023). Assessing self-stigma levels and associated factors among substance use disorder patients at two selected psychiatric hospitals in Egypt: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry, 23, 592. DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-05093-0

Community March 5, 2026 - 2:27pm

PSAS - Hindi

Mattoo, S.K. & Sarkar, S. (2012). Validation of Hindi version of perceived stigma of substance abuse scale. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 28 (3-4), 117-120. The full text of the article can be found on researchgate.net.

Community July 20, 2021 - 8:22pm

PSAS - Swahili

Mlunde, L.B., Hirschhorn, L.R., Nyblade, L., Rothrock, N.E., Mbugi, E.V., Moskowitz, J.T., et al. (2023) Translation and cultural adaptation of drug use stigma and HIV stigma measures among people who use drugs in Tanzania. PLoS ONE, 18(10), e0292642. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292642

Community March 5, 2026 - 1:49pm

PSAS - Urdu

Javed, H., Ashraf, F., Shahabdin, S., & Bokhari, H. (2025). Translation and Validation of Urdu-Perceived Stigma of Substance Abuse Scale (PSAS). Advance Social Science Archive Journal, 3(02), 277–287.

Community March 3, 2026 - 1:08pm

PSAS - Vietnam

Stockton, M. A., Mughal, A. Y., Bui, Q., Greene, M. C., Pence, B. W., Go, V., & Gaynes, B. N. (2021). Psychometric performance of the perceived stigma of substance abuse scale (PSAS) among patients on methadone maintenance therapy in Vietnam. Drug and alcohol dependence, 226, 108831. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108831

Community July 20, 2021 - 8:18pm