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All tip, no iceberg: a new way to think about mental illness

  • Written by Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne
imageSymptoms of mental disorders are inter-connected. Pixabay. , CC BY-SA

Mental disorders are traditionally seen as rather like flowering bulbs. Above the ground we see their symptoms, but we know their source lies hidden beneath the surface. If we treat the symptoms without addressing the cause – cut off the flower without uprooting the bulb...

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