Shari B. Kaplan, LCSW, says 56% of mental-health content on social media is misinformation. She recommends checking peer-reviewed journals, trusting practicing clinicians over influencers, and using AI to find evidence-based information.
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Get this, 56% of all the information on mental health on social media is misinformation. So what do you do with that? Number 1, listen to the clinicians, the experts who are actually practicing mental health, the scientists who are studying mental health have better information than people who are influencers and are just talking about their experiences with mental health. So that's one way. Another way, check out information and look for whatever you're hearing in a peer-reviewed journal. Use your AI tools to help you find out. You can always come here, drop us a note in any of our comments on any of our videos, and ask us a question for clarification. We're here to help.