Link, 1987; Link et al., 1989). However, it is plausible that social labeling by means other than treatment status exists to a greater extent for the addictive disorders, given the externalizing nature of the symptoms (Hasin and Kilcoyne, 2012), low rates of treatment utilization (Cohen et al., 2007; Glass et al., 2010), and the inherent denial that is believed to exist regarding one’s own problems (Dare and Derigne, 2010; Edlund et al., 2006; Grant, 1997).
