Mental health misinformation widespread on social media, study finds

Over half of social media posts on mental health and neurodivergence contain misinformation, especially on TikTok, a new study has found.

Up to 56 percent of 5,000 social media posts about autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, and phobias were found to be often inaccurate or unsubstantiated.