Each diagnosis is presented to her parents ... As Unshrunk attests repeatedly, it is a serious problem. One reason why, the book shows clearly, is that treatment is repeatedly failing to engage ...
The central argument of this excellent book is that diagnosis is a tool that should be "wielded with the utmost caution".
What effect is the rise in diagnoses of autism having on those with severe autism? The next in a thought-provoking book on our culture of over-diagnosis in medicine. The thought-provoking new book ...
ADHD, Autism and long-Covid are now well-known medical terms, thanks to their rapid rise in cases in the past ten years.
Nearly 20 years later, he said he was “very sorry for helping to lower the diagnosis bar”. The DSM is the encyclopaedia of psychiatric and psychological conditions. It’s a text of huge significance: ...