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TikTok Videos About ADHD Largely Misleading, New Study Reveals
April 14, 2022Half of the most popular TikTok videos about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are misleading, according to a new study in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. TikTok was the most downloaded social media application in 2020 with more than 1 billion monthly active users; content in its #adhd channel now boasts a combined 10.6 billion views — up from 2.4 billion views 18 months ago.1,2For the study, researchers evaluated the 100 most popular TikTok videos about ADHD, which had more than 2.8 million views total and an average of 31,000 shares each.