Person-Centered Language
for Academic Writing
PCLCheck scans research manuscripts for stigmatizing or non person-centered language and suggests inclusive alternatives grounded in the published literature. Your manuscript is never stored — all analysis runs through a self-hosted LLM and is discarded after each session.
Examples of Person-Centered Alternatives
| Stigmatizing Term | Person-Centered Alternative |
|---|---|
| Addict | Person with substance use disorder |
| Alcoholic | Person with alcohol use disorder |
| Suffer from | Experience / Live with |
| Mentally ill | Person with a mental health condition |
| HIV victim | Person living with HIV |
| Morbidly obese | Person with Class III obesity |
Based on published recommendations from Hartwell et al. and guidelines from the AMA Manual of Style.