30 August 2014 - BBC Radio 4 - Time to Rethink What Is 'Normal'?
Where is the dividing line between 'being a bit different' and having a mental illness that needs treatment and professional help?
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For further reading, please see the book Saving Normal by Allen Frances, one of the world's most influential psychiatrists, who warns that mislabeling everyday problems as mental illness has shocking implications for individuals and societyBridget Kendall is joined by novelist Jerry Pinto, who has turned personal experiences of growing up with a relative with bipolar disorder into an award-winning book, Professor of Disability and Human Development Lennard Davis, and autism research pioneer Professor Uta Frith.
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