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Overmedicalization of young people’s distress is undermining and disempowering families

Abstract:: Cases of mild or transient distress in young people are increasingly viewed as problems that require medical intervention. As CAMHS clinicians, we argue that this overmedicalization undermines the value of social support within the family and community, and funding cuts to nonmedical support services have only compounded the problem.

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Fergusson, E., Reed-Purvis, S., & Foulkes, L. (2023). Overmedicalization of young people’s distress is undermining and disempowering families. Nature Mental Health, 1(6), 381–382.

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Fergusson, E, et al. “Overmedicalization of Young People’s Distress Is Undermining and Disempowering Families.” Nature Mental Health, vol. 1, no. 6, 2023, pp. 381–82.

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Fergusson, E, S Reed-Purvis, and L Foulkes. 2023. “Overmedicalization of Young People’s Distress Is Undermining and Disempowering Families.” Nature Mental Health 1 (6): 381–82.
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+ Reed-Purvis, S More by this author

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+ Foulkes, L More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: Psychiatry
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0002-8122-4270

Publisher:: Springer Nature
Journal:: Nature Mental Health More from this journal
Volume:: 1
Issue:: 6
Pages:: 381-382
Publication date:: 2023-06-08
Acceptance date:: 2023-06-01
DOI:: 10.1038/s44220-023-00071-7
EISSN:: 2731-6076

Language:: English
Keywords:: good health and well being

health services and systems

mental health

FFR

human society

health sciences

clinical research
Pubs id:: 1489968
Local pid:: pubs:1489968
Deposit date:: 2023-07-06
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_f40605ec053d4f06954a788261cba4cf

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Copyright holder:: Springer Nature America, Inc.
Copyright date:: 2023
Rights statement:: Copyright © 2023, Springer Nature America, Inc.
Notes:: This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Springer Nature at https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44220-023-00071-7

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