Excellent thread. It's not ok for senior politicians to casually make claims about 'overdiagnosis' of mental health problems without clearly defining what they mean or presenting any evidence to back it up. There's a legitimate debate to be had about how we think about mental health - this isn't it
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Dr Lucy Foulkes
Overdiagnosis of mental disorders is making headlines again, this time thanks to Wes Streeting. But it is true?
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My worry is an important concept is now too toxic to discuss sensibly.