Words describing mental health can stigmatize. That’s painful and dehumanizing.
September 13, 2021
Mental HealthEarlier this year, the Journal of Abnormal Psychology announced a change to its name because, as its editor in chief Angus MacDonald III wrote, “Names matter.” The spectrum of diagnoses considered “abnormal” includes amnesias and depressions, sleep issues and hallucinations, and many, many more.