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GPs Warn Mental Health Over-Diagnosis Fuels Prescription Pressure
12/6/2025
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Story summary
- Hundreds of general practitioners in England say mental health issues are often over-diagnosed because society medicalizes normal stress.
- An independent review has been ordered to address rising demand for mental health services including ADHD and autism.
- 508 of 752 GPs say there is rarely enough quality help.
- Some GPs feel pressured to prescribe medication because access to other treatments is delayed.
