In response to Louise Kirk: We should listen to this judge. Marriage means happiness, Woman at home wrote:
The figures being bandied about are based on massive overdiagnosis.
Nowadays, when teenagers and students present to their schools/colleges with stress and anxiety (a normal feature of adolescence), instead of reassuring them, their tutors suggest they may have depression.
Cue more worries. Cue medication. Cue reliance on medication. A very vicious circle.
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