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Don't Expect a 20th Nervous Breakdown

Term goes the way of smelling salts as experts seek accuracy

By Greg Atwan,  Newser User

Posted Apr 15, 2008 10:11 AM CDT

(Newser) – “Nervous breakdown” has long been a catchall for psychological conditions as varied as depression and schizophrenia. But as psychiatric patients emerge from stigmatized isolation—and as the DSM fattens—scientists are chucking the antiquated term in favor of a more descriptive and accurate taxonomy....   Read full story »

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