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Different but normal: language, labels and professional mental health practice
- Authors:
- PERKINS Rachel, REPPER Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 2(3), November 1998, pp.90-93.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
The words we use to describe mental illness and people with mental health problems speak volumes about our attitudes to and beliefs about mental ill health. Argues that mental health nurses should be mindful of the hugely significant role language plays, socially and professionally, in perpetuating discrimination, and of its potential as a tool for social change.