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Mental health issues being 'trivialised' in the media

In the last number of years we have been seeing a rise in the number of people with mental health issues. Destigmatising mental health has been welcomed by medical professionals and charities. But, are we sometimes guilty of over-pathologising...

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13.40 22 Nov 2022


Mental health issues being 'trivialised' in the media


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13.40 22 Nov 2022


In the last number of years we have been seeing a rise in the number of people with mental health issues. Destigmatising mental health has been welcomed by medical professionals and charities. But, are we sometimes guilty of over-pathologising emotional health?

By adopting mental health language so liberally and casually in our everyday lives are we trivialising mental health? Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss…


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