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We’ve become a nation of armchair psychiatrists

Let’s leave mental health diagnoses to the professionals

29 May 2021

9:00 AM

29 May 2021

9:00 AM

Are we becoming a nation of amateur psychoanalysts and armchair psychiatrists? We all speak the language of therapy and are quick to diagnose and label friends, strangers and even loved ones. Prince Harry does it to his wife Meghan Markle in a forthcoming five-part series on mental health for Apple TV that he’s co-produced with Oprah Winfrey.

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