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Old Jan 19, 2014, 09:47 PM
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Although I don't think labels are perfect, I'm not strongly against them either. I do think it's important to be aware of all of the other things that labels do as well. They aren't neutral and do carry quite a lot of meaning to patients and practitioners, (as well as employers, insurance companies, drug companies and so on). I think that the labels can and often do lead to many negative as well as positive outcomes.