Discuss the importance of exercising caution in applying psychiatric labels to children with chronic illness who display symptoms such as anxiety and depression
What will be an ideal response?
Most children with chronic illness show considerable resilience in the face of stressful experiences associated with their condition, and we should exercise caution in applying psychiatric labels or descriptors that fail to capture the context and nature of their circumstances.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.