Over Half of Top TikTok Mental Health Videos Contain Misinformation, Study Finds

Disinformation, "wave" or "unnecessary" advice... The British daily provides a panorama of the most popular "mental health tip" videos of the social network that worries psychologists and medical professionals.

Many videos with the hashtag #mentalhealthtips on TikTok contain incorrect information, such as dubious advice, quick cures and promotions of supplements that have not been proven to work. This is according to research by the British newspaper The Guardian. The newspaper had experts review the 100 most popular videos with the hashtag #mentalhealthtips on TikTok. The experts found that 52 out of 100 videos with advice on dealing with trauma, anxi…

Questionable advice on dietary supplements, therapy and healing methods: Under the hashtag #mentalhealthtips, numerous misinformation is circulating on TikTok. This is shown by an examination of the »Guardian«.

Over half of top TikTok mental health videos contain misinformation, study finds

More than half of the 100 most popular mental health videos on TikTok contain misleading or inaccurate information, a Guardian investigation has revealed, prompting concern from mental health professionals and UK MPs. The analysis examined top videos under the hashtag #mentalhealthtips, with input from psychologists, psychiatrists, and academic experts. Of the reviewed posts, 52 were found to contain some form of misinformation, particularly aro…

According to a survey conducted by the "Guardian", more than half of the most popular videos offering mental health advice on TikTok convey false information. Noting a generalization of mental disorders in this type of content, experts fear a poor understanding of these diseases among the young public of the Chinese platform.

The Guardian selected the 100 most popular videos under the hashtag #mentalhealthtips on TikTok and submitted them to the analysis of psychologists, psychiatrists and university researchers.