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A group of researchers in Mass. wants to rename schizophrenia. Can it reduce stigma?

A group of Massachusetts-based researchers and advocates say changing the name of schizophrenia could go a long way to reducing the stigma associated with the disorder. But others say the term itself is not the problem.

Karen Brown of New England Public Media reports.

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