#mental_health #article [[1-s2.0-S0732118X2300003X-main.pdf]] Are mental health awareness efforts contributing to the rise in reported mental health problems? A call to test the prevalence inflation hypothesis - This paper reminded me of ![[Book - Weapons of Math Destruction - Cathy O'Neil#^771c9a]] a sort of "confirmation/ self perpetuating" bias ![[Screenshot 2023-06-26 at 5.50.55 PM.png]] Is there a rise in mental health problems? Or are people diagnosing themselves? Risks: - ==Indeed, if adolescents believe that it is typical of their demographic to experience mental health problems, they may feel inclined or pressured to behave in a manner that conforms to this, akin to the phenomenon of stereotype threat (Shapiro & Neuberg, 2007).== - The need to normalise what are "healthy, natural human experiences. " This paper suggests ways to test the hypothesis: 1. RCT? 1. One group receive awareness-raising information vs the other group haven't 2. Ecological momentary assessment methods could track in detail how individuals respond to such information across time. (But how?) 3. Tracking how information flows in social media? 4. Qualitative research - how information affects people and influences understanding.