“Getting information on social media also puts us at risk of ‘confirmation bias,’ which means we gravitate toward information we agree with rather than information that is true,” Dr. “On social media, some content creators are not transparent about their credentials, so their content may seem like a reliable source of information even though it isn't,” says Allison Young, MD, an adjunct professor of psychiatry at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine in New York City and a psychiatry medical reviewer for Everyday Health. The number of posts that mentioned “mental health” grew by 80.53 percent across all social media channels in 2020, according to a report from Captiv8, an influencer marketing platform.īut remember, not all content on social media is accurate - and mental health content is no exception. This was especially true for mental health content during COVID-19-related lockdowns and social distancing. Many social media outlets, including TikTok, have enabled mental health professionals, activists, and advocates around the world to create helpful content - from reels about what it’s really like to live with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) using the #ocdawareness hashtag, to anxiety coping tips, to often-missed signs of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in girls and women - that could potentially reach, and help, millions of viewers. The ways we view and talk about mental health have evolved considerably over the past few decades - especially with the advent of the internet and social media.
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