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Extract from wild psychological speculation in the Irish Independent

"Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan examines the rise in recorded cases of autism, ADHD and long Covid, and how labels can bring new problems"

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It’s all part of the quest to find a “biological cause of human distress”, O’Sullivan says, acknowledging that the pathologising of mental health problems and behavioural disorders is a trend right now, both within medicine and society. “Diagnosis is subjective, a true art,” she writes, “and that makes it susceptible to mistakes, exploitation and social pressure.” A glaring example is that of long Covid, a diagnosis that has been driven by the patient community. Efforts to explain long Covid as a consequence of viral pathology have all fallen short and the non-specific nature of its long list of associated symptoms clouds the picture even further. It is clear O’Sullivan thinks the condition is “problematic”, pointing out that one support group included “loneliness”, “feeling scared” and “skin ageing” on its symptoms list. Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan: ‘We need to be more thoughtful before accepting labels that could lower our expectations for ourselves’ The evidence that a significant proportion of long Covid is psychosomatic in cause has built slowly, writes the expert in psychosomatic disorders. Here, she is saying the quiet part out loud, and one gets the sense she would be far more forthright with a more select audience.
Mar 14, 2025, 01:03 AM·Public·Web
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