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Jemima Kang, PhD Candidate, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne

We analysed 14 million Reddit posts to reveal a striking shift in how we talk about mental health

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More people are relying on social media – such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Reddit – to learn about mental health conditions and to interact with people who have shared experiences.

These aren’t only long-familiar disorders such as depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. They also include conditions often placed under the “neurodivergent” umbrella such as autism, ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder), Tourette syndrome and dyslexia.

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