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cbayer

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1. It will be interesting to see what they come up with.

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Fri Jan 20, 2012, 03:59 PM

Jan 2012

That line between unusual and abnormal has been scrutinized many times before, and it has sometimes been a very positive thing for people that have been tagged as ill by both society and the psychiatric community.

The overall impact of this could be very negative. I am hopeful they will proceed thoughtfully.

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