Loneliness is killing us – we must start treating this disease
theguardian.com
theguardian.com
Who are these people? psychologists, of course.
A doctor says, "Let's improve the world by curing diseases."
A psychologist says, "Let's improve our bottom line by inventing diseases."
There's even a name for this -- "disease mongering."
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease_mongering#Instances_of_...
Quote: "In discussions specifically about psychiatric diagnosis, the term is frequently used by proponents of the antipsychiatry movement,[3] and Scientology-based critics[4] as just one part of their criticism of psychiatry or specifically biopsychiatry. Examples include ADHD and bipolar disorder."