i have long advocated for the use of a more accurate term, "brain chemistry disorder", for those of us who have that... i cannot find a Mental, anywhere, healthy or ill, but having had a severe brain injury, i know what it does better than most. brain disorders of all kinds need to be mainstreamed and de-tox'd, socially and medically. as for having a soul, i can't prove or disprove that either, but behavior is easily documented. most importantly, as Ygrec noted, as long as the condition is stigmatized, what does it matter what it's called ? i personally love to declare that i have ABCD, acquired brain chemistry disorder (not to be mistaken with developed brain disorders, or traumatic brain injuries). good discussion,, Gus