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You might be interested in the book 'Bad Therapy' by Abigail Shrier. It's well worth a read.

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/198332459

Also 'Free Range Parenting'

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6250260-free-range-kids-...

'Bad Therapy' does sound in line with GP's thoughts, but I'm not sure it's a high quality book.

The author took a real paradox ("More treatment but no less depression: The treatment-prevalence paradox") and chose the explanation least supported by evidence: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027273582...

Isn't she the one that wrote that anti-trans moral panic book based on interviews with parents of trans people, but not actually any trans people?

Her other book was pure culture war opportunism, what's different about this one that makes it worth reading?

This might be more opportunism. There might also be a kernel of truth. As an example, the NHS has gotten a lot more restrictive on puberty blockers [0], something that would have been unthinkable in the 2020/2021 climate.

0 - https://www.bbc.com/news/health-68549091

That doesn't indicate that she was right just that the moral panic was effective.

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