Teens Turn to TikTok in Search of a Mental Health Diagnosis

November 2, 2022
STYLIANI SPYRIDI

Teens Turn to TikTok in Search of a Mental Health Diagnosis

While social media can help people feel less alone, using it to evaluate symptoms has several downsides.

By Christina Caron

Oct. 29, 2022

About a year into the pandemic, Kianna, a high school student in Baltimore, was feeling increasingly isolated. While sitting alone in her bedroom there was too much time to think, she said, so sometimes she would fixate on her seclusion or start critiquing her appearance.

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Teens Turn to TikTok in Search of a Mental Health Diagnosis

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