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The obvious answer is th...", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dr. Steve Sarche", "jobTitle": "Board Certified Psychiatrist" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Denver Psychiatry", "url": "https://denverpsychiatry.com" }, "datePublished": "2007-02-01T22:44:02+00:00", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://denverpsychiatry.com/article/similar-meaning-much-different-context" } } ] --- [ Denver Psychiatry Dr. Steve Sarche, D.O. ](#home) [](tel:303-393-8808) [ Denver Psychiatry Dr. Steve Sarche, D.O. ](#home) [Home](#home) Services ### Conditions We Treat [ ADHD Treatment Child & adult ADHD specialist care ](/adhd)[ Anxiety Treatment Generalized anxiety, panic, social anxiety ](/anxiety-treatment)[ Depression Treatment Major depression, bipolar, mood disorders ](/depression-treatment)[ PTSD & Trauma Treatment Trauma recovery focused on full healing ](/ptsd-trauma-treatment) ### Specialty Care [ Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship-trained, ages 10 and up ](/child-adolescent-psychiatry)[ Performance Optimization Precision psychiatry for high performers ](/performance-optimization)[ Medication Management Expert prescription and monitoring ](#services) #### Talk to Dr. Sarche Call to schedule your initial evaluation [Call Now](tel:303-393-8808) About ### About Us [ Dr. Steve Sarche, D.O. 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If you think about it, we use names constantly in our day to day interactions. Why do we do that? Why do we feel the need to name everything? The obvious answer is that names help us identify and understand our world. Imagine if we didn’t have names. How would we get each other’s attention? We would have to use generic words like “fella” or “dude” or even “hey lady!”; worse, what if people had to refer to each other by identifying marks, such as “old one­tooth” or “pimple nose”. Travel would be tricky. How would we know which airplane, train or highway to take? How would we know when we got there? Say you were going to New York City, but there were no names. I can see the sign now: “Welcome to that one place with all of the big buildings, traffic jams, muggings and angry people who are in a hurry.” What would you do if you were fixing your car? You would be at the auto parts store looking for the “thing­a­majig” or “doodle­bop” (actually that is what I call car parts now). It seems like it would take forever to get anything done. I think you get the point here. Names are crucial to human beings’ verbal and visual communication. Why then, is it so upsetting for some people to have a name to their psychiatric problems? Often in my practice, I hear people use the term “label” instead of “name”. In the English language, the term “label” versus “name” tends to have a negative connotation. Nobody wants to be labeled a “nerd” or “loser” or “trouble maker”. Along the same lines, in our society, names for illnesses such as depression, anxiety, also carry a stigma for many people as a label. It’s great and admirable to be named a Heart Attack Survivor or a Cancer Fighter, but it can be embarrassing and ostracizing to be labeled a Depression Survivor or Fighter of Alcoholism. All of the medical problems mentioned above are just that: medical problems. They all have a biological basis that is out of the control of the person afflicted. In our society, however, people with mental illness tend to be thought of or looked upon as making a choice to feel bad or have the problems they do. Mental health problems are not quantifiable with laboratory data or X Rays as are other medical illnesses. This, along with the fact that most mental health problems affect behavior in a negative way, drives the stigmatization of mental illness. This leads to people feeling “labeled” instead of diagnosed or having a name to their medical illness; this finally leads to people not wanting to seek help or discuss their problems. This means that people are missing out on proven safe and effective treatments for their illness. This costs our society billions of dollars per year in disability and lost work. Worse, untreated mental illness costs those afflicted and their loved ones, through decreased functioning, stress and broken relationships, in ways that dollars cannot begin to quantify. When a person goes to see a psychiatrist or therapist for a mental health problem or illness and receives a diagnosis, it’s not a label or a negative judgment. It is a name that provides a guide to help the provider deliver the safest and best care possible for that person on the road to recovery. Share: [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdrsteve.lovable.app%2Farticle%2Fsimilar-meaning-much-different-context)[](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrsteve.lovable.app%2Farticle%2Fsimilar-meaning-much-different-context&text=Similar%20Meaning%2C%20Much%20Different%20Context)[](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrsteve.lovable.app%2Farticle%2Fsimilar-meaning-much-different-context&title=Similar%20Meaning%2C%20Much%20Different%20Context)[]() ### Need Help With Your Mental Health? Dr. Steve Sarche provides compassionate psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and adults in the Denver area. 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