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suffers with/from

 
 
Reply Wed 11 May, 2016 06:54 am
The risk of both unipolar and bipolar disorder increases if you have a close relative, such as a parent, brother or sister, who suffers with depression.

Is 'suffers with' correct? Or should it be 'suffers from'?

Thanks.
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Wed 11 May, 2016 11:22 am
@tanguatlay,
Tang it's done either way

Let's ask Tes however, which is better
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Tes yeux noirs
 
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Reply Wed 11 May, 2016 11:44 am
I would prefer 'from', which is always considered correct, whereas many people see 'with' as an error.
tanguatlay
 
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Reply Wed 11 May, 2016 12:03 pm
@Tes yeux noirs,
Thanks to both of you.
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Wed 11 May, 2016 12:13 pm
@tanguatlay,
Using suffers would be a problem in North America. Not a grammatical problem. There's an implication of judgment if language like suffer/suffers is used.

An arbitrator recently questioned a doctor's bias on a file I worked on when the report said "this unfortunate .... .... suffers from .... ". The report was thrown out.

More acceptable language would be "has been diagnosed with depression".
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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Thu 12 May, 2016 06:56 am
I got corrected once by a friend when I spoke about a schizophrenic.

He said, "We don't say that anymore. We say he/she has schizophrenia."
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