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Naomi Baes

Australia, Melbourne
As seen in: Medium, PLOS, PLOS ONE, The Conversation, Phys.org, Pursuit, Medical Xpress, Cosmos Magazine, PsyPost, EconoTimes
PhD Candidate | NLP • Psychology Studying how mental health concepts shift in meaning over time SIBling & LSC-Eval: frameworks for modeling and evaluating LSC

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Naomi Baes’s Journalist Portfolio

Policy advice benefits from diverse research

Policy advice benefits from diverse research

The Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) says all research fields provide valued contributions to …

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In the Academy of Science, are some sciences more equal than others?

In the Academy of Science, are some sciences more equal than others?

Top mathematicians are much more likely to be Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) than their e…

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Tracking the shift in meanings of 'anxiety' and 'depression' over time

Tracking the shift in meanings of 'anxiety' and 'depression' over time

The mental health terms 'anxiety' and 'depression' have become increasingly pathologised since the 1970s, acc…

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Mental illness, psychiatric disorder or psychological problem. What should we call mental distress?

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By Nick Haslam, Naomi Baes
| EconoTimes Verified
We talk about mental health more than ever, but the language we should use remains a vexed issue. Should we call people who seek help patients, clients or consumers? Should we use “person-first” expressions such as person with autism or “identity-first” expressions like autistic person? Should we apply or avoid diagnostic labels? These questions often stir up strong feelings. Some people feel that patient implies being passive and subordinate.
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Mental illness, psychiatric disorder or psychological problem. What should we call mental distress?

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By Nick Haslam, Naomi Baes
| The Conversation Verified
We talk about mental health more than ever, but the language we should use remains a vexed issue. Should we call people who seek help patients, clients or consumers? Should we use “person-first” expressions such as person with autism or “identity-first” expressions like autistic person? Should we apply or avoid diagnostic labels? These questions often stir up strong feelings. Some people feel that patient implies being passive and subordinate.
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What should we call mental ill health? Historical shifts in the popularity of generic terms

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By Nick Haslam, Naomi Baes
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Citation: Haslam N, Baes N (2024) What should we call mental ill health? Historical shifts in the popularity of generic terms. PLOS Ment Health 1(1): e0000032. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000032 Editor: Vitalii Klymchuk, University of Luxembourg: Universite du Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG Received: January 17, 2024; Accepted: March 7, 2024; Published: June 4, 2024 Copyright: © 2024 Haslam, Baes.
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