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Re: It used to be called dementia praecox » LostBoyinNC46

Posted by SLS on June 8, 2015, at 22:13:34

In reply to Re: It used to be called dementia praecox, posted by LostBoyinNC46 on June 8, 2015, at 21:19:39

What name might you suggest? I haven't given it much thought.

I don't know how much it will help to change the name of schizophrenia to something else. Eventually, the new name might acquire the old stigma, even if it is more accurate. The "schizo" component of the term comes from the greek/latin and means split, divide, or cleave. This is probably what helped to produce the misunderstanding that schizophrenia involves a split personality or some sort of divided thinking.

Changing the name of manic-depression to bipolar-disorder didn't abolish stigma, even though its biological underpinnings have been made well known. It still remains the butt of jokes and is often used to suggest unreliability.


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