Losing Our Minds by Dr Lucy Foulkes

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epub | 2.01 MB | English | Isbn:‎ 1250274176 | Author: Dr. Lucy Foulkes | Year: 2022

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A compelling and incisive book that questions the overuse of mental health terms to describe universal human emotions
Public awareness of mental illness has been transformed in recent years, but our understanding of how to define it has yet to catch up. Too often, psychiatric disorders are confused with the inherent stresses and challenges of human experience. A narrative has taken hold that a mental health crisis has been building among young people. In this profoundly sensitive and constructive book, psychologist Lucy Foulkes argues that the crisis is one of ignorance as much as illness. Have we raised a 'snowflake' generation? Or are today's young people subjected to greater stress, exacerbated by social media, than ever before? Foulkes shows that both perspectives are useful but limited. The real question in need of answering is: how should we distinguish between 'normal' suffering and actual illness?
Drawing on her extensive knowledge of the scientific and...

Category:Mood Disorders, Mood Disorders, Mental Illness

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