Study: Language and Labels May Affect Mental Health Stigma [GoodTherapy.org]

Samantha Sangenito 2/4/1612:00 PM

Using person-centered language, which avoids labeling people with mental health diagnoses, can reducestigma and change the way people view mental health issues, according to a study published in the Journal of Counseling and Development.

Person-centered language highlights the person rather than the diagnosis. For example, instead of calling people depressive or saying they arementally ill, person-centered language advocates for the use of phrases such as “person with depression” or “child experiencing a mental health condition.” This language highlights a person’s humanity rather than a diagnosis.

[For more of this , written by Zawn Villines, go to http://www.goodtherapy.org/blo...ealth-stigma-0203161]

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