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Mental health report for Streeting finds diagnosis can worsen illness
Original: A report on mental health commissioned by Wes Streeting & overseen by Peter Fonagy (UCL), while sitting on the fence on
A mental health report commissioned by Health Secretary Wes Streeting and overseen by UCL professor Peter Fonagy has concluded that diagnosis can intensify mental health problems through medicalisation. The report notably avoided taking a firm stance on over-diagnosis, an issue Streeting had reportedly hoped it would establish. Commentators note the report sits on the fence, endorsing critics' concerns about medicalisation while stopping short of backing the government's apparent position.
Why now: The report's conclusions cut against what Streeting commissioned it to establish, making its fence-sitting politically contentious.
Wes StreetingPeter FonagyUniversity College LondonNHS
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- A report on mental health commissioned by Wes Streeting & overseen by Peter Fonagy (UCL), while sitting on the fence on over-diagnosis (which Streeting wanted to establish) *has* concluded diagnosis can intensify mental health problems through medicalisation. But also, the… · ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · 20
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