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Suzanne O'Sullivan

The Age of Diagnosis : Are Medical Labels Doing Us More Harm Than...

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At a Glance
Prizewinning author's insights
Ambitious exploration of diagnosis
Modern neurological perspective
Hardcover for durable reading
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BEST BOOK OF 2025 IN THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST, OBSERVER, LONDON STANDARD, NEW STATESMAN AND IRISH TIMES Revelatory. Slices through the contradictions that had tied me in knots. CHRIS VAN TULLEKENSo wellwritten. Raising awareness of something that is critically important. RANGAN CHATTERJEEFrom autism to allergies, ADHD to long Covid, more people are being labelled with medical conditions than ever before. But can a diagnosis do us more harm than good? The boundaries between sickness and health are being redrawn. Mental health categories are shifting and expanding all the time, radically altering what we consider to be normal. Genetic tests can now detect pathologies decades before people experience symptoms, and sometimes before theyre even born. And increased health screening draws more and more people into believing they are unwell.An accurate diagnosis can bring greater understanding and of course improved treatment. But many diagnoses arent as definitive as we think. And in some cases they risk turning healthy people into patients.Drawing on the stories of real people, as well as decades of clinical practice and the latest medical research, Dr Suzanne OSullivan overturns long held assumptions and reframes how we think about illness and health.A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKA brilliant study of the dangers of overdiagnosis GUARDIANCompassionate and bracingly independent thinking THE TIMESAs heard...

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Binding: Hardback;320 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: BM; Weight: 638 g; Dimensions: 242 x 164 x 30

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