I recently read an article explaining different forms of “mental illness”. It described a myriad of conditions from schizophrenia, to major depression, to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD for short). My one concern was the author’s use of the word "illness". On the medical side, that term ...read more
Do We Inadvertently Stigmatize Mental Health?
Filed Under: Counseling, Mental Health, Psychotherapy Tagged With: Anxiety, Bipolar, Challenges, counseling, De-Stigmatize, Depression, Destigmatize, Down's Syndrome, Empathy, mental health, Mental Illness, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, psychotherapy, Stigma, Treatment