It's Not Really the Words; It's How They Land: Lived Experience Perspectives on the Use of Language and Labels in Mental Health.

Anna Foxcroft, Craig Allen, Julia Dray, Amelia Gulliver, Dianna Smith, Grenville Rose, Bridget Berry, Michelle Banfield

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Anna FoxcroftCentre for Mental Health Research, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0009-0009-7884-184X

Craig AllenCentre for Mental Health Research, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.

Julia DrayCentre for Mental Health Research, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4613-2634

Amelia GulliverCentre for Mental Health Research, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6351-9844

Dianna SmithCentre for Mental Health Research, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2329-2272

Grenville RoseCentre for Mental Health Research, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0283-8600

Bridget BerryCentre for Mental Health Research, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.

Michelle BanfieldCentre for Mental Health Research, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3024-1687

Funding

ACT Government 2019.906.004ACT Government 2025.906.136National Health and Medical Research Council GNT2002047

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The language used to describe and discuss mental ill-health continues to evolve and improve, driven by advocacy and commitment to reducing the harmful effects of stigma. However, from a lived experience perspective, room for improvement remains. This project aimed to explore the use of language and labels within the mental health sector and its impact on people with lived experience of mental ill-health. Interviews were conducted with mental health consumers and/or carers (

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LanguageMental DisordersMental HealthSocial StigmaFemaleHumansMalecommunicationidentitylabelslanguagelived experiencemental healthstigma

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PMID42652347

DOI10.3390/ijerph23081032

PMCPMC13512354

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