Abigail, author of a book on bad therapy, discusses the declining state of youth mental health in America despite the rise in therapy. She suggests examining Zen philosophy, stoicism, or religion as potential solutions, emphasizing sociological factors affecting children's mental resilience.
Could it be possible that the boom in therapy for young people is harming, not helping, the next generation? UnHerd's Florence Read spoke to the author of a new book 'Bad Therapy', Abigail Shrier, about mental health myths, gentle parenting and the medicalisation of American kids.
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