ArticleChild and adolescent mental health2025
Debate: Are we overpathologising young people's mental health? Research shows otherwise - mental health conditions are not being recognised or diagnosed in healthcare settings.
Article in Child and adolescent mental health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- A longitudinal mixed-methods study of barriers and facilitators to the implementation of routine PTSD screening for care-experienced young people.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Letter to the Editor: Are young people overpathologising their own mental health? We need empirical research.Child and adolescent mental health · 2026Article
- Response to "The association between psychotic-like experiences and violent behavior in adolescents: a cross-lagged longitudinal study" by Zhou et al.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Commentary: Are we over-pathologising young people's mental health? Locked inside our own building - on disorderism and the need to deflate our language.Child and adolescent mental health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Over recent years, there have been increasing societal, political and media concerns in relation to the 'over-diagnosis' and 'self-diagnosis' of common mental health conditions or emotional disorders, such as depression and anxiety. Using two large research projects as illustrative examples, we highlight that there is a mismatch between concern about 'over-pathologising' young people's mental health and the recognition and diagnosis of emotional mental health conditions in health and care settings. Concerns around labelling risks us losing a shared understanding and language around mental health and mental health care, within services, between sectors, and for young people and families.
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