4 d. ago Terminally ill girl, 12, who achieved lifelong dream to star in The Nutcracker is given highest honor by ballet company

Olivia Francis, 12, starred in the Nutcracker despite her diagnosis of a rare neurological condition. The Oklahoma City Ballet honored the little girl after she inspired so many,

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2 w. ago Lili Reinhart reveals endometriosis diagnosis after eight doctors failed to spot condition

The actress, 29, was diagnosed with the debilitating health condition following laparoscopic surgery

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3 w. ago Top head: We're too quick to say pupils have anxiety when it's just the ups and downs of being a teenager

It follows Wes Streeting's announcement an independent review would be held into the diagnosis of mental health conditions in the face of soaring numbers.

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3 w. ago Why are diagnoses of ADHD soaring? There are no easy answers – but empathy is the place to start | Gabor Maté

Some say it’s overdiagnosis, others say it’s greater recognition. But it’s clear we must think about how our society is impacting human developmentGabor Maté is the author of The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic CultureDoes the rise in diagnoses of ADHD mean that normal feelings are being “over-pathologised”? The UK’s health secretary, Wes Streeting, seems to suspect so. He is said to be so concerned about a sharp rise in the number of people claiming sickness benefits that he has ordered a clinical review of the diagnosis of mental health conditions, and autism and ADHD.I was diagnosed with ADHD (ADD, as it was then most often called) decades ago, in my early 50s. As I wrote in my book on the subject, Scattered Minds, it “seemed to explain many of my behaviour patterns, thought processes, childish emotional reactions, my workaholism and other addictive tendencies, the sudden eruptions of bad temper and complete irrationality, the conflicts in my marriage and m...

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3 w. ago Wes Streeting orders review of mental health diagnoses as benefit claims soar

Health secretary has asked experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has ordered a clinical review of the diagnosis of mental health conditions, according to reports. Streeting is understood to be concerned about a sharp rise in the number of people making sickness benefits claims because of diagnoses for mental illness, autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the Times reported. He has asked leading experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become “over-pathologised”, the newspaper said, as he seeks to grapple with the 4.4 million working-age people now claiming sickness or incapacity benefit. The figure has risen by 1.2 million since 2019, while the number of 16 to 34-year-olds off work with long-term sickness because of a mental health condition is said to have grown rapidly in the same period. Streeting told the Times he knew from “personal experience how devastating it can be ...

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3 w. ago Chris Kamara reveals his life 'flashed before my eyes' in 'second opportunity' health update

The 67-year-old former Sky Sports pundit announced to his fans that he was diagnosed with speech apraxia in 2022

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3 w. ago Chris Kamara saw ‘life flash before my eyes’ amid mental health battle after speech condition diagnosis

Chris Kamara went public with his speech condition diagnosis in 2022

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3 w. ago Chris Kamara saw his life 'flash before my eyes' after being diagnosed with condition

Former Sky Sport News pundit Chris Kamara, 67, revealed in 2022 that he had been diagnosed with apraxia of speech. He's preparing to tour with broadcaster Ben Shephard

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3 w. ago Chris Kamara saw life ‘flash before my eyes’ amid struggle with speech condition

The star is best known for his appearances on Sky Sports News’s Soccer Saturday.

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