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Misery vs Mental Illness

Is depression increasing or is sadness being taken too seriously?

Is depression increasing or is sadness being taken too seriously? A discussion on whether too many people are being given a diagnosis of depression when they’re just feeling the everyday emotion misery, or if the number of people suffering with mental health disorder is indeed on the up.

Also on the show; a report on how gastric surgery could cure Type 2 diabetes; the British doctor who invented a computer programme that can, he claims, tell you how long you might live; new research into polycystic ovary syndrome; and life with an autistic child.

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26 minutes

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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