TikTok – A New Vision for Mental Health

For Teen Girls, Rare Psychiatric Disorders Spread Like Viruses on Social Media

Author: Editorial 16th November 2023 0 Comments

“Researchers argue that a massive sudden spread of unusual psychiatric problems follows the pattern of ‘psychosomatic social contagion.’” This report by Peter Simons has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “TikTok’s ‘sick-role subculture’ leads to children taking on the…
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children and adolescents, Comprehensive Psychiatry, Mad in America, Peter Simons, psychosomatic social contagion, Research, social media, TikTok, wellbeing

How mental health became a social media minefield

Author: Editorial 7th February 2022 0 Comments

Subtitled “Social media is now basically WebMD for mental health”, this article by Rebecca Jennings has been published by Vox. It begins: “When I first downloaded TikTok, in the fall of 2018, it only took a few days for my…
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ADHD, Culture & Society, Rebecca Jennings, social media, TikTok, Vox