Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95628
Mental Health and Neurodiversity: Diagnosis
Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025
Question
Stuart Andrew
Conservative — Daventry
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence his Department has received on the potential over-diagnosis of mental health conditions and neurodivergence.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe most recent evidence about the prevalence of mental health conditions and neurodiversity comes from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2023/24, which provides data on the prevalence of both treated and untreated mental health disorders and neurode...
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