Posted by xbunny on May 19, 2005, at 12:00:22 [reposted on May 20, 2005, at 9:51:47 | original URL]
In reply to Rename Scizophrenia Please!, posted by DanielJ on May 19, 2005, at 11:40:56
> Now Manic Depression is called bipolar, so can we please(Medical Community) think of a name that is not so stigmatized.
I think you have got it back to front, schizophrenia is a fine name, its peoples attitudes that need changing. If we renamed schizophrenia to happyfluffypuppy syndrome then pretty soon the narrow minded would start using that to describe axe wielding psychos instead. Nothing would be gained, the ignorant wouldnt be any less so and there might be increased stigma for actually fluffy puppies :-)
Buns
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