Mental health: unhappier than ever, or overmedicated?

Scotcast

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We are surrounded by headlines telling us we are in the grip of a mental health crisis. But are we really struggling more than previous generations, or have we changed the way we diagnose conditions?

Laura Miller speaks to the Edinburgh GP, Dr Gavin Francis, author of ‘The Unfragile Mind: Making Sense of Mental Health’.

Do antidepressants actually work? Who decides what constitutes a mental illness? Does a diagnosis help or hinder patients? And a 10 point plan for happiness.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk


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