Gavin Francis: The Unfragile Mind - Making Sense of Mental Health
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A deeply human and compassionate re-evaluation of mental illness.
Around a quarter of young people in the UK are now diagnosed with mental illness; one in four adults are prescribed psychiatric medication. These numbers represent a huge and recent expansion in mental health labelling, but reveal nothing of the experience of those seeking help. A GP with over 30 years’ experience, Gavin Francis draws on conversations with patients and colleagues to explore the history of psychiatry, the nature of mental health and ill-health, and the problems - including mood disorders, trauma, anxiety and addiction - that he addresses daily. The mind, he argues, is dynamic and adaptive - better addressed not with rigid labels and protocols, but with curiosity, kindness, humility and hope.
In conversation with Claire Malcolm.
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