BiBunny
Moon Queen & Wanderer
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You can blame some of the overdiagnoses on insurance companies, at least in the US. If you don't have a diagnosis, many of them will not pay for treatment, so sometimes doctors/psychologists are stuck labeling people with some bullshit disorder in order to continue treating them.
I'm not sure how I feel about saying that mental illness is caused by a sedentary lifestyle, etc. I'm sure that may be the case for some, and the effect that one's environment has on one's mental health is certainly important. But there are certain illnesses in which there are strong correlations for genetic and biological causes. I sincerely doubt people can become, say, schizophrenic by sitting on their asses all the time.
I'm not sure how I feel about saying that mental illness is caused by a sedentary lifestyle, etc. I'm sure that may be the case for some, and the effect that one's environment has on one's mental health is certainly important. But there are certain illnesses in which there are strong correlations for genetic and biological causes. I sincerely doubt people can become, say, schizophrenic by sitting on their asses all the time.