Should you follow the mental health advice you see on TikTok?


Some 83.7% of mental health advice on TikTok could be misleading, a study suggests. — AFP Relaxnews

TikTok is rife with creators offering advice on how to improve your mental health, fight anxiety or detect the symptoms of depression. With millions of users exposed to these tips, it’s a fair question to wonder how reliable they are.

Young people are increasingly using social networks as a search engine. On TikTok in particular, content about mental health is among some of the platform’s most popular; in fact the Chinese giant itself has created a page dedicated to “psychological wellness” that can be found under the heading “mental health” if this is typed into the search bar.

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