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...Social activities, relationships and connections to other people – whether they are families, friends, neighbours or part of a social group – can foster one’s resilience and help combat feelings of isolation and worthlessness. They can also provide opportunities for self-expression and focal points for discussions that are beyond one’s own illness or caring...

...social and psychological factors are seen as causing mental health problems. From this starting point they argue that the proper focus of treatment would be helping individuals to deal with the trauma or difficult circumstances they have experienced. Challenges have also come from within the profession of psychiatry itself with a group of psychiatrists recently launching...