We need to be sceptical about media messages
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We need to be sceptical about media messages

Niall McCrae Lecturer, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King’s College London, The Nursing Management editorial advisory board

Is a perceived rise in psychological disorders among young people real or contrived?

Teachers, media, the Department of Health, political conferences and the royal family: they’re all talking about a mental health crisis among younger people. But is it real or contrived?

Nursing Management. 24, 7, 19-19. doi: 10.7748/nm.24.7.19.s22

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