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What Experts Say about ADHD-Tok

2025/3/21
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Vasilija Karasava: 我认为,人们渴望了解自己和自身的经历是人之常情。然而,依赖 TikTok 上的 ADHD 信息进行自我诊断可能弊大于利。许多 TikTok 视频缺乏足够的准确性和细致的解释,可能会导致人们对自身症状产生错误的认知,并阻碍他们寻求专业的医疗帮助。如果人们坚信自己患有 ADHD,仅仅是因为在 TikTok 上看到了相关信息,这可能会导致他们错过诊断和治疗其他潜在问题的机会,例如抑郁症或焦虑症。因此,我建议大家如果对自身的心理健康状况有任何疑虑,都应该寻求专业医生的帮助。 Regina Barber & Burleigh McCoy: 我们研究发现,很多关于 ADHD 的 TikTok 视频的准确性不足。在对一百个最受欢迎的 ADHD 视频进行评估后,我们发现只有不到一半的说法与精神疾病诊断与统计手册 (DSM) 相符。没有一个视频获得了临床医生满分的评价。许多视频缺乏细致的解释,例如,仅仅因为你反复听同一首歌或者忘记回复朋友的短信,并不一定意味着你患有 ADHD。这可能是由多种因素造成的,例如压力、睡眠问题或学习障碍。因此,我们提醒大家,在 TikTok 上获取心理健康信息时,务必谨慎,并寻求专业人士的指导。 Regina Barber & Burleigh McCoy: 我们的研究还发现,即使年轻人对那些不准确的 ADHD 视频评价较低,他们仍然认为视频内容比临床医生评估的更准确。这表明,人们很容易受到 TikTok 上信息的影响,即使这些信息并不准确。此外,我们还发现,观看过多关于心理健康问题的 TikTok 视频,可能会让人们对自身症状感觉更糟。因此,我们建议大家在使用 TikTok 获取信息时,要保持批判性思维,并注意信息的来源和可靠性。

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This chapter explores the accuracy of TikTok videos on ADHD. Researchers found that less than half of the claims in popular videos aligned with the DSM, and even those who don't have ADHD rated the videos as more accurate than clinicians did. The potential negative impact on seeking professional help is discussed.
  • Less than half of TikTok ADHD claims aligned with the DSM.
  • Videos lacked nuance; common behaviors aren't exclusive to ADHD.
  • Those with and without ADHD rated videos higher than clinicians.

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Ever diagnosed yourself with a mental health disorder based on a TikTok video? If so, you're not alone. "I personally don't think that there's anything more human than wanting to understand yourself and wanting to understand your own experiences," says Vasileia Karasavva). Vasileia is the lead author of a paper published Wednesday in the journal *PLOS One *)that gets into why this kind of self-diagnosis can be such a double-edged sword.*Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave).*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)