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iatrogenic therapy

Debating Therapy Culture & Gen Z - Abigail Shrier

Chris Williamson

Abigail Shrier argues that modern mental health culture, particularly among children and Gen Z (born 1995–2012), is worsening rather than improving due to overdiagnosis, iatrogenic therapy, and the pathologization of normal human emotions. She cites a 2016 CDC report indicating that one in six Ameri …