Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 208 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol. 2021 Jan;49(1):1-3. doi: 10.1007/s10802-020-00718-4. Epub 2020 Dec 28.
The current editorial outlines the reasoning that went into changing the name of the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology to Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. Connotations of the term "abnormal" have changed, since it was first used for the journal title in 1973. It is now frequently interpreted as describing the person, and not the condition that he or she has. It also does not currently promote the view that the person needs professional intervention but is often interpreted as indicating that the person is defective in some way. The new name of the journal was not intended to promote any single way of conceptualizing mental health problems but to provide a name that captures the significant distress and impairment experienced by persons with serious psychological difficulties, recognizes the need for professional intervention for these individuals, and attempts to minimize potential harmful effects of labelling. This name change is embedded in a broader appeal for mental health professionals to be sensitive to how labels can reinforce the stigma associated with mental health problems and to work to change the stigma that is associated with such problems in most modern societies.
本期社论概述了将《儿童异常心理学杂志》更名为《儿童与青少年精神病理学研究》的原因。自 1973 年首次用于期刊标题以来，“异常”一词的内涵已经发生了变化。现在，它通常被解释为描述人，而不是他或她所具有的状况。它也不当前促进需要专业干预的观点，而是通常被解释为表明该人在某种程度上存在缺陷。该期刊的新名称并不是要推广任何单一的心理健康问题概念化方式，而是提供一个名称，以捕捉患有严重心理困难的人所经历的重大痛苦和损伤，认识到这些人需要专业干预，并试图最小化贴标签的潜在有害影响。这种名称更改嵌入在更广泛的呼吁中，呼吁心理健康专业人员要敏感地意识到标签如何强化与心理健康问题相关的污名，并努力改变大多数现代社会中与这些问题相关的污名。
