联合王国对心理健康、自闭症和ADHD诊断在疾病福利剧增时进行的心理健康、自闭症和ADHD诊断情况进行了审查。 UK launches review of mental health, autism, and ADHD diagnoses amid surge in sickness benefits.

卫生部长韦斯·斯特林(Wes Streeting)发起了对心理健康、自闭症和ADHD诊断的审查,因为越来越多的人要求获得福利,现在有440万工作年龄的人正在领取疾病津贴,自2019年以来又增加了120万人。 Health Secretary Wes Streeting has launched a review into mental health, autism, and ADHD diagnoses amid rising welfare claims, with 4.4 million working-age people now on sickness benefits—1.2 million more since 2019. 这次审查由Peter Fonagy教授和Simon Wessely爵士牵头,旨在评估正常的情绪状态是否被过度诊断,并评估目前服务的有效性。 The review, led by Professor Peter Fonagy and Sir Simon Wessely, aims to assess whether normal emotional states are being overdiagnosed and to evaluate the effectiveness of current services. 反映了总理凯尔·斯塔默 (Keir Starmer) 推动修复一个他认为将人们困在贫困和失业的制度. It follows earlier setbacks in welfare reform and reflects Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s push to fix a system he says traps people in poverty and unemployment. 预计这些结果将为今后的政策提供依据。 The findings are expected to inform future policy.