Commentator says review undercuts Streeting's over-diagnosis framing
3 Sep 21 2:01 AM · 3d ago · 2 posts · 1 source · development 3 of 3
A Mastodon commenter argued the review, originally ordered to support the over-diagnosis narrative, instead appears set to conclude the opposite — that young people's struggles reflect real external pressures, not personal failure.
“life for the young has become harder & more stressful, and the range of mental health difficulties & challenges they face is the result of that, not some failure of reliance on their part!”
ChrisMayLA6Peter Fonagy Clinical psychologist, head of the independent mental health review
Wes Streeting Former health secretary who ordered the review
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The report/review ordered by Wes Streeting to (implicitly) back up the notion that young people's mental health problems were 'over-diagnosed' seems actually likely to come to the exact opposite conclusion; life for the young has become harder & more stressful, and the range of mental health difficulties & challenges they face is the result of…
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This leads to a debate i've had recently between: a) This has been said for generations upon generations of the previous (see below Socrates quote) b) Something has fundamentally shifted with the development of the internet (beyond just a tool), smartphone, and social media ecosystem in the last 10-15 years that is f\ **ing up our brains in a way…
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They're not snowflakes, and it's just ridiculous to say that they are. Every generation looks at the younger ones as being troublesome in some way. However, we also need to acknowledge the younger generations are unique. They are growing up with social media dominating everything, AI freely available to them, and they missed a couple years of in…
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Which also led to substance and alcohol abuse, abusing spouses and children, and suicide. You can build resilience but even that has limits and if you aren't given enough time to build it back up it will stay crushed.
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Agreed. Some economic policies which focussed on wealth creation and social mobility would be welcomed
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