Words are not Things

I have struggled with using the phrase “mental illness” in my writing for as long as I've been publishing about disorders of the psyche. It is not a good term. It conveys only the most general kind of meaning. And it does not do justice to the fact that mental health disorders come in practically limitless shapes, depths, and colors.read more
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Autism Depression Ethics and Morality Parenting diagnoses labels people Robert Graves things words Source Type: news