Dr. Suzanne O'Sullivan

The “over-diagnosis” crisis

March 20, 2025

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Award-winning author Dr. Suzanne O’Sullivan discusses her new book The Age of Diagnosis, and some curious cases of “over-diagnosis”.

1 in 10 in England now believe they have long Covid. The UK’s new Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, now says mental health is being “over-diagnosed”. Is Trump and RFK Jr’s aggressively sceptical approach to public health the way forward? Are trends in neurodivergent and autism identification becoming a problem? Are we living in The Age of Diagnosis?

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J Bryant says:

March 24, 2025 at 10:07 pm

The aspect of over-medication the speaker didn’t mention, or perhaps she hinted at it, is advocacy by the pharmaceutical industry to broaden the definition of diseases so as to make more people eligible for pharmaceutical interventions.

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