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I argue we need to stop seeing this as a binary yes/no question - is overdiagnosis happening or is the increase real? - and acknowledge that multiple things can be happening at once
Lucy Foulkes
British academic psychologist and writer specialising in adolescent mental health and social development; research fellow in experimental psychology at the University of Oxford; author of Losing Our Minds.
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The overdiagnosis of mental illness should not be treated as a yes/no question, since several things can be happening at once.
I argue we need to stop seeing this as a binary yes/no question - is overdiagnosis happening or is the increase real? - and acknowledge that multiple things can be happening at once
bsky.appSaid 23 Feb 2026This on korrents
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Every successful academic works very hard, but luck is always involved.
they work v hard but luck is always involved
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they work v hard but luck is always involved
13 May 2025
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The evidence on phones goes against the intuition that phones are bad, which is why Haidt’s book is popular.Their words
the evidence base about phones goes against what intuitively feels true (that phones=bad). Which is why Haidt's book has been so popular - because it aligns with what people feel is right anyway
30 April 2025
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Many people want universal school mental health interventions to work so much that they justify keeping them alive.Their words
I think there is a strong sense from a lot of people that they so *want* universal interventions to work, understandably, that they suggest all kinds of workarounds and justifications to keep them alive
26 April 2025
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Universal school interventions were a reasonable idea
25 April 2025
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part of the issue with it is that it implies the responsibility for the person's mental health lies within them. That's a problematic message to send young people who are struggling because they're in crappy situations
22 January 2025
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Academics in positions of authority have the power to change the ‘more = better’ narrative.Their words
If you are an academic in any position of authority, then you have power to help change the 'more = better' narrative.
16 January 2025
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Using psychiatric terms in a flippant, jokey way is hurtful to people who actually have depression.Their words
even the New York Times is now using psychiatric terms in a flippant, jokey way. I understand the counterargument here (it's just a bit of fun, it's fine for language to change) - but if I had depression right now, I'd hate to see stuff like this
12 May 2021
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Helping Your Child with Fears and WorriesTheir words
My third choice is Cathy Cresswell and Lucy Willetts’s CBT book for parents called Helping Your Child with Fears and Worries.
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Mindfulness For HealthTheir words
Mindfulness for Health by Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman.
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Jog OnTheir words
My last one is a more recent one, by the journalist Bella Mackie, called Jog On.
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The overdiagnosis of mental illness should not be treated as a yes/no question, since several things can be happening at once.
I argue we need to stop seeing this as a binary yes/no question - is overdiagnosis happening or is the increase real? - and acknowledge that multiple things can be happening at once
@lucyfoulkes.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 23 Feb 2026
Every successful academic works very hard, but luck is always involved.
they work v hard but luck is always involved
@lucyfoulkes.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 21 May 2025
The evidence on phones goes against the intuition that phones are bad, which is why Haidt’s book is popular.
the evidence base about phones goes against what intuitively feels true (that phones=bad). Which is why Haidt's book has been so popular - because it aligns with what people feel is right anyway
@lucyfoulkes.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 13 May 2025
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Many people want universal school mental health interventions to work so much that they justify keeping them alive.
I think there is a strong sense from a lot of people that they so *want* universal interventions to work, understandably, that they suggest all kinds of workarounds and justifications to keep them alive
@lucyfoulkes.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 30 Apr 2025
Trying universal school mental health interventions was a reasonable idea, since scaling up CBT cheaply made sense to test.
Universal school interventions were a reasonable idea
@lucyfoulkes.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 26 Apr 2025
CBT sends a problematic message to struggling young people by implying their mental health is their own responsibility.
part of the issue with it is that it implies the responsibility for the person's mental health lies within them. That's a problematic message to send young people who are struggling because they're in crappy situations
@lucyfoulkes.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 25 Apr 2025
Academics in positions of authority have the power to change the ‘more = better’ narrative.
If you are an academic in any position of authority, then you have power to help change the 'more = better' narrative.
@lucyfoulkes.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 22 Jan 2025
Using psychiatric terms in a flippant, jokey way is hurtful to people who actually have depression.
even the New York Times is now using psychiatric terms in a flippant, jokey way. I understand the counterargument here (it's just a bit of fun, it's fine for language to change) - but if I had depression right now, I'd hate to see stuff like this
@lucyfoulkes.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 16 Jan 2025
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Recommends Jog On
My last one is a more recent one, by the journalist Bella Mackie, called Jog On.
fivebooks.com 12 May 2021
Recommends Mindfulness For Health
Mindfulness for Health by Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman.
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Recommends Helping Your Child with Fears and Worries
My third choice is Cathy Cresswell and Lucy Willetts’s CBT book for parents called Helping Your Child with Fears and Worries.
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Blog Medium Essays on adolescence, mental health and living with hypermobility
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