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Study Reveals Doctors Misdiagnose Stress as Mental Illness

1/28/2025

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A striking new study shows that a significant number of British doctors feel normal stress responses are often misdiagnosed as mental health issues. Alarmingly, 84% believe this misdiagnosis fuels the over-prescription of antidepressants, impacting 8.7 million patients. The line between genuine distress and clinical disorder is becoming dangerously unclear.

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A striking new study shows that a significant number of British doctors feel normal stress responses are often misdiagnosed as mental health issues. Alarmingly, 84% believe this misdiagnosis fuels the over-prescription of antidepressants, impacting 8.7 million patients. The line between genuine distress and clinical disorder is becoming dangerously unclear.