Letter to the Editor: A sweeter smelling rose: a reply to our commentators

Name Change for Schizophrenia

“…This article describes changes and proposals for change in several Asian countries. Proposals to change the name of schizophrenia have been made by user groups in Europe 5,6 and by scientists (eg, salience disorder), but these seem to have advanced considerably less fast to the acceptance of any change by European psychiatrists or nongovernmental organizations of patients and their family than was the case in Japan and other countries in the Far East.…”

Renaming schizophrenia

“…In the Netherland, an organisation called Anoiksis (a completely consumer-run association of people who have chronic psychoses or schizophrenia) is actively promoting renaming of schizophrenia. Information regarding how users are approaching renaming is scant, but it is noteworthy how similar the movement in the Netherland is to the process in which renaming of schizophrenia in Japan started with NFFMIJ, the organisation run by users (George and Klijn, 2013a, 2013b).…”