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15 hours ago

Diagnosing mental health conditions need not be a case of yes/no | Letters

Rising mental illness diagnoses in young people may reflect diagnostic threshold shifts rather than true overdiagnosis, with ADHD existing on a continuum where the diagnostic line has moved to capture more people.
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4 months ago

I Swear review biopic of pioneering Tourette syndrome activist is funny, fierce and full of heart

Kirk Jones's terrifically warm, generous film is about real-life activist John Davidson, who is from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders and has Tourette syndrome, with its tics, compulsive behaviour patterns and random obscene shouts. He was awarded an MBE in 2019 for his work educating the nation about the condition since he first exhibited its symptoms as a teenager in 1989, as captured in the BBC's sensational documentary John's Not Mad.
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