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1"It starts on TikTok": Looping Effects and The Impact of Social Media on Psychiatric TermsPhilosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology 31 (2): 163-174. 2024.This paper examines the impact of TikTok on the public's understanding and engagement with psychiatric and psychological concepts. The rise of mental health-related content on social media has been linked to an increase in adults seeking a diagnosis of ADHD (Yeung et al., 2022). By reviewing a case study: the revision of the term "object permanence" from a developmental stage to an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptom, I argue that a looping effect, modeled after Hacking (1999), can …Read more
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5"It starts on TikTok": Looping Effects and The Impact of Social Media on Psychiatric TermsPhilosophy Psychiatry and Psychology 31 (2): 163-174. 2024.This paper examines the impact of TikTok on the public's understanding and engagement with psychiatric and psychological concepts. The rise of mental health-related content on social media has been linked to an increase in adults seeking a diagnosis of ADHD (Yeung et al., 2022). By reviewing a case study: the revision of the term "object permanence" from a developmental stage to an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptom, I argue that a looping effect, modeled after Hacking (1999), can …Read more
Toronto, ON, Canada
Areas of Specialization
Sociology of Science |
Developmental Psychology |
Mental Illness |
Psychiatric Taxonomy |
Social Media |