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    • Psychiatry and Mental Health
    • Social Psychology of Stigma

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    • Calls exist to replace stigmatizing diagnostic terms (e.g., schizophrenia) with recovery-oriented language.
    • Current diagnostic labels are perceived as barriers to recovery and contribute to mental health stigma.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To critically evaluate the strategy of diagnostic relabeling as a method for reducing mental health stigma.
    • To explore potential unintended consequences of relabeling diagnostic terms.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis and critical review of the proposed diagnostic relabeling strategy.
    • Drawing parallels with historical civil rights movements and stigma reduction efforts.

    Main Results:

    • Diagnostic relabeling may inappropriately shift the burden of stigma reduction to mental health professionals.
    • This approach risks underestimating the pervasive nature of prejudice and discrimination.
    • Focusing on relabeling can oversimplify the complex issue of stigma, potentially hindering genuine change.

    Conclusions:

    • While well-intentioned, diagnostic relabeling alone is insufficient for meaningful stigma reduction.
    • Effective stigma change necessitates empowering individuals with lived experience and addressing systemic discrimination.
    • Lessons from other social justice movements highlight the importance of grassroots engagement and challenging prejudice directly.