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NHS use word Behavior instead of Disorder to describe mental health conditions

Submitted on Wednesday 28th December 2022

Rejected on Friday 30th December 2022

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

NHS use word Behavior instead of Disorder to describe mental health conditions

Petition Details

To truly celebrate all people and their contribution to life, work and society we must level up our language when referring to mental health conditions.

The Medical Profession should stop using the word disorder when describing and diagnosing difference as it suggests some people are sub-optimal

Additional Information

Some decisions made in the womb are eye colour, hand we write with, how fast we move. We don't call the outcome of these a disorder!

Many mental health conditions; the decision in the womb of how we think, are labelled a disorder (broken). Wrong. People with 'so-called' mental disorders (OCD, ADHD, Bi-Polar Disorder), have superpowers.

To celebrate and leverage neurodiversity, the narrative should be positive to encourage people to share their excellence, and others to embrace it.

Level up.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The Government and Parliament aren't responsible for deciding the words used by others, including clinicians and the NHS.

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