Words about mental health can stigmatize
谈及精神健康 可能会让人感到羞耻
Earlier this year, the "Journal of Abnormal Psychology" announced a change to its name because, as its editor in chief Angus MacDonald III wrote, "Names matter."The spectrum of diagnoses considered "abnormal" includes amnesias and depressions, sleep issues and hallucinations, and many, many more.
今年早些时候，《变态心理学期刊》宣布更名，其主编Angus MacDonald III也写道：“名字至关重要。”人们认为以下诊断都可以被视为“不正常”，包括健忘症、抑郁症、睡眠问题和幻觉，以及许多其他疾病。
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By referring to people with such a wide range of mental health conditions as "abnormal, " MacDonald wrote, "our title was contributing to stigma of people with mental illness."
MacDonald写道，我们的刊名将患有各种精神疾病的人视作“不正常”，“这助长了社会对精神疾病患者的污名化。”
Victor Schwartz, a psychiatrist who helped organize the Media and Mental Health Initiative at Stanford University, said that "disparaging language can feel shame-inducing.It makes it harder for people to reach out for help or admit they are having mental health problems."
精神病学家Victor Schwartz曾在斯坦福大学帮忙组织“媒体与精神健康倡议”，他曾表示，“贬损的语言会让人感觉羞耻。它会让患者更难去求得帮助，或者承认自己患有精神疾病。”
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Stigmatizing language can become a stumbling block to treatment and support and increases the likelihood of these problems worsening before treatment is instituted.According to the American Psychiatric Association, more than half of people with mental illness don't get help for their disorders because they fear being treated differently.
污名化的语言会成为治疗和支持的绊脚石，也会增加治疗前病症变严重的可能性。根据美国精神病学协会的数据，一半多精神疾病患者没有得到帮助，因为他们害怕遭受区别对待。
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Schwartz also explained how "using language around mental illness as a source of mockery is hurtful to those who experience mental illnesses."He points out that while no one sees humor in someone having a stroke or cancer, it's often allowable to ridicule those with a mental health condition.
Schwartz也解释了“使用精神疾病相关的语言作为挖苦的素材，对那些精神疾病患者来说是伤人的。”他指出，没人会对中风或患癌症的人开玩笑，但却经常有人调侃那些患有精神疾病的人。
Another way that language can worsen stigma is to reduce a person to a diagnosis.Referring to someone as, "a schizophrenic, " instead of a person with schizophrenia, dehumanizes them."An illness is a part of their life and experience and does not define who they are, " says Eve Byrd, a psychiatric and mental health clinical nurse specialist.
语言会加重污名化的另一种表现，是直接将别人定义为患者。把某人称为“疯子”而不是“患有精神分裂症的人”剥夺了他们的人性。精神病学和精神健康临床护理专家Eve Byrd表示：“疾病只是他们生活和经历的一部分，并不能定义他们是谁。”
