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Radio Scotland,15 May 2026,35 mins,

Mental health doc: Anxiety keeps us safe

Scotcast
Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

Available for over a year

If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like 'Autism: rising rates or overdiagnosis?' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002qrvh 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. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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