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Psychiatrists’ Labeling Practices May Be Desensitizing The Public
April 11, 2012 by NewsBot
Does the growing number of psychiatric disorder diagnoses have an effect on people with mental illnesses? According to a new study, as definitions of mental illnesses become broader, people who show signs of depression and other common mental illnesses are less likely to evoke a supportive response from friends and family members as are people with other severe mental disorders...