The psychiatrists who don’t believe in mental illness – Audio Long Reads
As rates of diagnosis rise, a fierce debate rages in psychiatry. Are we experiencing a parallel pandemic or responding rationally to a traumatic world?
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Sophie McBain
Sophie McBain is associate editor of the New Statesman.
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