On the Tyranny of Professional Labelling
ABSTRACT The psychodiagnostic labels that mental health professionals apply to their clients can have significant, negative impacts. Clients can suffer serious harm not just through internalization of the construct but through social reaction to the label. The specific construct of psychopathy is us...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Psychotherapy and politics international 2011-06, Vol.9 (2), p.127-133 |
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The psychodiagnostic labels that mental health professionals apply to their clients can have significant, negative impacts. Clients can suffer serious harm not just through internalization of the construct but through social reaction to the label. The specific construct of psychopathy is used to demonstrate some of the unpleasant albeit unintended effects of professional labelling. A few recommendations to avoid damaging diagnostic labels are provided. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-9263 1556-9195 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ppi.244 |