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Table 1 Items on Views of and Opinions on AUD (Including their Source)

From: Alcohol use disorder and disability insurance in Switzerland: the attitudes and views of lawyers, insurance medical experts, and addiction-specialist therapists

No

Item

Source

 

Disease view

 

1

Alcohol dependence is a disease

adapted from [30] and [39]

2

Alcohol dependence is a disease like cancer: you cannot help having it

self-developed

3

Alcohol dependence is best understood as a disease of the brain

adapted from [40]

4

Alcohol dependence is a disease of the psyche

adapted from [40]

 

Moral view

 

5

Alcohol dependence is an expression of weakness of character

adapted from [40]

6

Alcohol dependence is an expression of weakness of will

adapted from [30] and [40]

7

A person with alcohol dependence lacks self-discipline

adapted from [24]

 

On- and offset responsibility

 

8

A person with alcohol dependence is responsible for the development of his/her addiction

adapted from [39]

9

A person with alcohol dependence is responsible for managing their own addiction

adapted from [39]

 

Treatment-related beliefs

 

10

A person with alcohol dependence can be treated successfully

adapted from [30]

11

In principle, withdrawal is reasonable for a person with alcohol dependence

self-developed

12

The goal of an intervention for alcohol dependence should always be abstinence

adapted from [39]

13

When a person with alcohol dependence goes through withdrawal, this leads to a permanent improvement of their ability to work

self-developed