Sir Tony Blair has warned against over-medicalising the “ups and downs” of life amid a rise in self-diagnosed mental health problems. The former prime minister said there was a risk that too many people experiencing normal challenges in life were being told they had a mental health condition.

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Tony Blair tells Brits to stop self-diagnosing with depression as 'UK can't afford spiralling mental health benefits bill'

Former prime minister says UK has ‘become very, very focused on mental health and with people self-diagnosing’

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Tony Blair warns against medicalising the ‘ups and downs of life’

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Former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair has warned against over-medicalising the ‘ups and downs’ of life.  Sir Tony, who served as PM from 1997 to 2007, said there is a danger of telling too many people going through life’s normal challenges that they are suffering a mental health condition.  It comes amid a surge in the number of young people being diagnosed with mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression in recent years. Nearly a qua…

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Former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair has warned against excessive medicalisation of life’s “ups and downs”. Sir Tony, who served as Prime Minister from 1997 to 2007, said there is a danger in telling too many people going through life’s normal challenges that they suffer from a mental health condition. It comes amid a rise in the number of young people being diagnosed with mental health problems such as anxiety and depression in recent years. Al…

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Not Everyone Needs To Be Diagnosed With Depression And Anxiety, Says Tony Blair As He Tells Britons To "stop Medicalising Life's Ups And Downs".

Former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair has warned against over-medicalising the ‘ups and downs’ of life. Sir Tony, who was Prime Minister from 1997 to 2007, said there is a danger that too many people going through life’s normal challenges are being told they are suffering from a mental illness. It comes amid a sharp rise in the number of young people diagnosed with mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression in recent years. Nearly a …

Tony Blair warns against medicalising the ‘ups and downs of life’

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