The outdated label is finally being retired from official use. It has been a long and draining struggle but we pushed through to change how we define human suffering. Keep watching to ensure this shift in language actually translates into better care for everyone involved.
November 4, 2009
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September 19, 2009
June 9, 2009
The weight of this label continues to crush people who are simply looking for a path toward healing. I have been spending my nights reading the painful accounts you share and it only strengthens my resolve to see this terminology dismantled.
Reached 100 supporters
February 24, 2009
6 Comments
NEVER AGAIN. My brother was treated like a criminal because of this diagnosis. It needs to go.
so unscientific. just a blanked term to cover up lack of testing.
tired of being defined by a label that makes me feel hopeless. we need better words for real pain.
its a lazy diagnostic catch all that ruins lives. doctors need to stop using it and actually look at what we are going through
the stigma is too much to handle. people hear that word and immediately treat you like you are dangerous or broken forever
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The outdated label is finally being retired from official use. It has been a long and draining struggle but we pushed through to change how we define human suffering. Keep watching to ensure this shift in language actually translates into better care for everyone involved.
November 4, 2009
Final supporters
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
September 19, 2009
June 9, 2009
The weight of this label continues to crush people who are simply looking for a path toward healing. I have been spending my nights reading the painful accounts you share and it only strengthens my resolve to see this terminology dismantled.
Reached 100 supporters
February 24, 2009
6 Comments
It should be abolished they call all mental illness Schizophrenia, terrible for the patient.
NEVER AGAIN. My brother was treated like a criminal because of this diagnosis. It needs to go.
so unscientific. just a blanked term to cover up lack of testing.
tired of being defined by a label that makes me feel hopeless. we need better words for real pain.
its a lazy diagnostic catch all that ruins lives. doctors need to stop using it and actually look at what we are going through
the stigma is too much to handle. people hear that word and immediately treat you like you are dangerous or broken forever
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It should be abolished they call all mental illness Schizophrenia, terrible for the patient.