r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 17d ago

Neuroscience ADHD misinformation on TikTok is shaping young adults’ perceptions. An analysis of the 100 most-viewed TikTok videos related to ADHD revealed that fewer than half the claims about symptoms actually align with clinical guidelines for diagnosing ADHD.

https://news.ubc.ca/2025/03/adhd-misinformation-on-tiktok/
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u/SeekerOfSerenity 16d ago

I wonder how much of it is marketing for services that can connect you with doctors that can diagnose ADHD or for people offering "alternative" treatments (or even pharmaceutical manufacturers). 

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u/Field_Sweeper 16d ago

Most of it's even worse. Fake pseudoscience bs. You know. Just about anything that also has to say "these statements haven't been evaluated by the FDA". Because it's all nonsense. Supplements that supposedly work as good as medication but isn't medicine is a scam every single way you look at it.