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Mental health doc: Anxiety keeps us safe

Laura Miller speaks to author and GP Dr Gavin Francis about whether human unhappiness is being over-medicated.

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Edinburgh GP Dr Gavin Francis (pictured) is the author of ‘The Unfragile Mind: Making Sense of Mental Health’.

We ask him whether human unhappiness is being over-medicated. And he tells us his 10-point plan for happiness.

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