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Stigma/disease/character flaw

Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Sat, 09/13/2008 - 2:35pm.

Two sets of interesting issues:

  • Do we really want to think of mental illness as "medical diseases with identifiable biological causes"? Why or why not?
  • Does stigma actually relate to the perception of "character flaws"? If so, what is a "character flaw" and why should there be stigma attached to that? Should there be?

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