1. Maria Shine Stewart Maria Shine Stewart United States says:

    Stigma is a factor for those diagnosed and undiagnosed. Another issue is self-awareness (of person with the condition) and denial within families. Another obstacle is the assumption that because sometimes sheer willpower can trump limitations that is always possible with issues of the mind and emotions. If we had a different model of health and dysfunction ... a circle, for example, with shaded portions for areas of strengths and weakness...I wonder if not only those struggling but caregivers and those thriving and the helpng professions might move a step or two further into the light. A circle completed by the client and another by the diagnoser would be an amazing departure...and maybe even by others in the circles of the person's life. The nature of classification and categorization via DSM or ICD codes is a diagnostic and billing necessity for many...however, to move a little further and accept one's whole self, there may be other models out there or ones we can envision and implement.

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