‘What I see in clinic is never a set of labels’: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness?

Our current approach to mental health labelling and diagnosis has brought benefits. But as a practising doctor, I am concerned that it may be doing more harm than goodBy Gavin Francis. Read by Noof Ousellam Continue reading...


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