Words matter when fighting the stigma of mental illness [DallasNews.com]
When it comes to the language of brain disorders, society has come a long way from the days when "lunatics" and "imbeciles" lived in "madhouses" and "insane asylums." But in some ways, we're still stuck in the lexicon of the Dark Ages. "Battling demons," for example, remains a common catchphrase for Hollywood, the media and the public when it comes to mental health issues. As the vocabulary of the brain evolves, there's a growing effort to exorcise "demons," "inner monsters" and other...