New Delhi: England-based general practitioners say mental health issues are increasingly being over-diagnosed and that society has begun to medicalise everyday stress.

As part of a research , BBC News sent questions to over 5,000 general practitioners in England asking them about their experiences treating patients with mental health concerns. Among the 752 doctors who responded, 442 found over-diagnosis to be a problem. They felt that mental health conditions are slightly, and not significantly, over-diagnosed. “Life being stressful is not an illness,” said one of the GPs.

Another GP said, “As a society, we seem to have forgotten that life can be tough, a broken heart or grief is painful and normal, and we have to learn to cope.” Show Full Article

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