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Mental illness, psychiatric disorder or psychological problem. What should we call mental distress?

  • Written by Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
Mental illness, psychiatric disorder or psychological problem. What should we call mental distress?Engin Akyurt/Pexels

We talk about mental health more than ever, but the language we should use remains a vexed issue.

Should we call people who seek help patients, clients or consumers? Should we use “person-first” expressions such as person with autism or “identity-first” expressions like autistic person? Should we apply or...

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