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A group of researchers in Mass. wants to rename schizophrenia. Can it reduce stigma?

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A group of Massachusetts-based researchers and advocates say changing the name of schizophrenia could go a long way to reducing the stigma associated with the disorder. But others say the term itself is not the problem.

Karen Brown of New England Public Media reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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