A problem with labeling people who have a mental disorder is that
a. it associates the name of a disorder with that disorder's symptoms.
b. the DSM-IV-TR may not address the disorder.
c. a label only describes the symptoms of a disorder; it does not explain them.
d. the label will mean very little to the person who is labeled.
e. it may deflect attention from people's other characteristics.
c. a label only describes the symptoms of a disorder; it does not explain them.
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