title: The power of language: use in psychiatry.
abstract: Language dictates how individuals process and understand concepts. This phenomenon is examined for the terms 'antipsychotic' and 'antidepressant'. When the use of medications is extended in new directions (for example when an antipsychotic is used as an antidepressant), the name not only loses its utility, but may become an obstacle to treatment. Clinicians need to be aware of these issues.
authors.affiliation: Rif S. El-Mallakh, MD, Sabine Doenninghaus, PhD, Mood Disorders Research Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA rselma01@louisville.edu.
authors.forename: Rif S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: El-Mallakh
authors.affiliation: Rif S. El-Mallakh, MD, Sabine Doenninghaus, PhD, Mood Disorders Research Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doenninghaus
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D007802:Language; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000592:standards*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents