Let's Talk Addiction & Recovery

How Person-First Language Reduces Stigma


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Words can hurt, and words can heal—especially words used by health care professionals concerning substance use and mental health disorders. Listen in as psychiatrist Stephen Delisi, MD, talks with host William C. Moyers about the power of choosing person-first language to reduce bias, stigma and shame (internalized stigma) around the disease of addiction. Quite literally, the difference between using the term "alcoholic" or "a person with alcohol use disorder" can be life-changing.

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