...some patients resist the diagnosis of.... : Quote by Judith Lewis Herman

“ ...some patients resist the diagnosis of a post-traumatic disorder. They may feel stigmatized by any psychiatric diagnosis or wish to deny their condition out of a sense of pride. Some people feel that acknowledging psychological harm grants a moral victory to the perpetrator, in a way that acknowledging physical harm does not. ”

Judith Lewis Herman
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