Labels like 'psycho' or 'schizo' can hurt. We've workshopped alternative clinical terms - The Conversation
5/3/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 9 months ago
by Andrea Polari, Suzie Lavoie
by Andrea Polari, Suzie Lavoie
Mental health labels can be powerful and hurtful. We sat down with young patients, families and doctors to brainstorm new names for mental health conditions.
It is common to hear people use stigmatising, discriminatory and hurtful labels such as psycho, schizo or totally bipolar. Others might minimise conditions by saying they too are a bit OCD because th… [+5061 chars]
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