One shot intervention reduces online engagement with distorted content

PNAS Nexus, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 4(3)

Published: Feb. 27, 2025

Abstract Depression is one of the leading causes disability worldwide. Individuals with depression often experience unrealistic and overly negative thoughts, i.e. cognitive distortions, that cause maladaptive behaviors feelings. Now a majority US population uses social media platforms, concerns have been raised they may serve as vector for spread distorted ideas thinking amid global mental health epidemic. Here, we study how individuals (n=838) interact content on platforms using simulated environment similar to Twitter (now X). We find higher symptoms tend prefer more than those fewer symptoms. However, simple one-shot intervention can teach recognize drastically reduce interactions across entire scale. This suggests disproportionally affect depression, but awareness training mitigate this effect. Our findings important implicasstions understanding role in propagating potential paths societal cost disorders.

Language: Английский

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Demystifying the New Dilemma of Brain Rot in the Digital Era: A Review

Brain Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. 283 - 283

Published: March 7, 2025

Background/Objectives: The widespread phenomenon of “brain rot”, named the Oxford Word Year 2024, refers to cognitive decline and mental exhaustion experienced by individuals, particularly adolescents young adults, due excessive exposure low-quality online materials, especially on social media. present study is exploratory interpretative in nature, aiming investigate with a focus its key pillars, psychological factors, digital behaviors, impact resulting from overconsumption content. Methods: This employs rapid review approach, examining research published between 2023 2024 across PubMed, Google Scholar, PsycINFO, Scopus, Web Science. It explores causes effects brain rot, focusing overuse media, video games, other platforms. Results: findings reveal that rot leads emotional desensitization, overload, negative self-concept. associated such as doomscrolling, zombie scrolling, media addiction, all linked distress, anxiety, depression. These factors impair executive functioning skills, including memory, planning, decision-making. pervasive nature driven dopamine-driven feedback loops, exacerbates these effects. Conclusions: concludes offering strategies prevent controlling screen time, curating content, engaging non-digital activities. Given increasing prevalence engagement, it essential explore variety strategies, mindful technology use, support health well-being. results can guide various stakeholders—policymakers, practitioners, researchers, educators, parents or caregivers—in addressing promoting balanced approach use fosters resilience among adults.

Language: Английский

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Socioeconomic status and prescribing of ADHD medications: a study of ICB-level data in England

BMJ Mental Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 28(1), P. e301384 - e301384

Published: March 1, 2025

Background Little is known about the impact of healthcare structural changes and socioeconomic indices, such as deprivation, mental health needs, inequalities, on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication prescribing across different regions in England. Objective The objective was to examine trends ADHD explore their association with factors. Methods A population-level observational study conducted using English Prescribing Dataset (from April 2019 March 2024) published by NHS Business Services Authority OpenPrescribing platform (Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science, University Oxford). examined five licensed medications at national, regional integrated care board (ICB) levels, linear regression a generalised additive model between factors prescription rates. Findings prescriptions increased significantly from 25.17 items per 1000 population 2019/20 (pre-COVID-19) 41.55 2023/24 (post-COVID-19), an average annual increase 18% nationally. Methylphenidate remained most prescribed medication, while lisdexamfetamine showed highest growth rate (55% annually, 95% CI 40% 71%, p<0.01). Significant variations were observed, London experiencing (28%), Northeast Yorkshire lowest (13%). Socioeconomic factors, including ethnicity associated rates (p<0.05). Conclusions reveal substantial use England following COVID-19 pandemic, significant ICB levels complex influences. Clinical implications highlight need understand address drivers disparities optimising management strategies diverse populations.

Language: Английский

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A double-edged hashtag: Evaluation of #ADHD-related TikTok content and its associations with perceptions of ADHD

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(3), P. e0319335 - e0319335

Published: March 19, 2025

We aimed to assess the psychoeducational quality of TikTok content about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from perspective both mental health professionals and young adults across two pre-registered studies. In Study 1, clinical psychologists with expertise in ADHD evaluated claims (accuracy, nuance, overall as psychoeducation material) made top 100 #ADHD videos. Despite videos’ immense popularity (collectively amassing nearly half a billion views), fewer than 50% symptoms were judged align Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders. 2, 843 undergraduate students (no = 224, self-diagnosis 421, formal diagnosis 198) asked their typical frequency viewing on perceptions shown 5 bottom psychologist-rated videos 1. A greater watching ADHD-related TikToks was linked willingness recommend bottom-rated after controlling for demographics diagnostic status. It also estimating higher prevalence general population challenges faced by those ADHD. Our findings highlight discrepancy between regarding value TikTok. Addressing this is crucial improving access treatment enhancing support

Language: Английский

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Patient Self-Diagnosis: Physician Engagement Tools to Compete With TikTok

FOCUS The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 23(2), P. 212 - 216

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Social media content about anxiety, theories of anxiety, and coping strategies in college students

Journal of American College Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 6

Published: April 16, 2025

Objective: To address current anxiety rates in college students by examining the impact of mindset on generalized symptoms and coping strategies characterizing student interaction with online content. Methods: Five hundred eleven (aged 18-23) completed a cross-sectional, survey that included validated self-report measures additional questions regarding social media Results: Anxiety moderated relationship between problem-focused emotional coping. Participants reported high encountering content media, often this was encountered without intentionally searching for it. Seeing more hopeless related to greater symptoms, avoidance coping, fixed mindsets anxiety. Conclusion: Our results support benefits growth over anxiety, provide preliminary evidence harmful effects media.

Language: Английский

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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on TikTok: A cross-sectional study on the quality and perception of ADHD-content on TikTok (Preprint)

Published: April 17, 2025

Social media platforms are increasingly used for both sharing and seeking of health-related information online. Especially TikTok has become one the most widely social networking over last few years. One topic trending on recently is Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). However, accuracy remains a significant concern. Misleading ADHD can increase stigmatization lead to false “self-diagnosis”, pathologizing normal behavior overuse care. This study aims at investigating occurrence misleading in videos about exploring amount potential self-diagnosis among viewers based an in-depths analysis video comments. We scraped data from 124 liked ADHD-related uploaded between March 2022 November 2023 using commercial scraping software. categorised usefulness their content as "misleading", "personal experience" or "useful" Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool Audiovisual (PEMAT-A/V) evaluate quality regarding understandability actionability. By purposive sampling we selected six analyzed 100 randomly user comments per understand extent self-identification with ADHD-behaviour viewers. All qualitative analyses were carried out independently by least two authors, disagreement was resolved discussion. Using SPSS 27, calculated interrater reliability raters descriptive statistics creator characteristics. one-way ANOVA compare videos. assessed 51% misleading, 30% personal experience, 19% useful. The PEMAT-A/V scores actionability 79.5% 5.1%, respectively, highest observed useful (92.3% understandability, 8.3% actionability). Viewers resonated behaviours depicted 36.7% 5.3% self-attribution behavioural patterns varied significantly, depending videos, experience showing (102/600, 17% comments, P<.001). For ADHD, found no difference (P=.359). A high proportion percentage seem self-identify symptoms presented. Self-identification common experiences, but also occurs potentially increasing misdiagnosis. highlights need critically health healthcare professionals address misconceptions arising these platforms.

Language: Английский

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When Attempts to Help Backfire: Psychosocial Interventions that May Inadvertently Prolong Anxiety Among Youth

Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 26, 2025

Language: Английский

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Paging Dr Influencer

Pediatric Clinics of North America, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 72(2), P. 267 - 278

Published: Oct. 18, 2024

Language: Английский

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College Students Recognize Characteristics of Autism, but Struggle to Differentiate Between Characteristics of Autism and Other Disabilities

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 15, 2024

The current study evaluates whether college students can identify characteristics of autism as diagnostic for autism, and other disabilities not autism. This also examines metacognitive awareness knowledge, evaluating accurately calibrate their confidence in beliefs about autistic characteristics. 283 completed the Autism Symptomatology Knowledge Assessment (McMahon et al. Research Spectrum Disorders 71:101499, 2020). In this assessment, participants were presented with asked to which could be used diagnose someone For each characteristic, indicated how certain they response. Participants more categorized particularly social interaction communication challenges, being consistent an diagnosis. had difficulty identifying that disabilities, especially anxiety, ADHD, learning characteristics, participants' accuracy positively correlated, such who responded confident response than those inaccurately. disability typically correlated or inversely indicating poor awareness. College confuse may have important implications real-world contexts. Furthermore, individuals knowledge realize are confusing seek out additional corrective information

Language: Английский

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