221: The Dangers of Dr Google (w/Dr Jonathan Stea)

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Spirituality, Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In one survey, 82% of young people aged 18-25 searched the internet for mental health advice. Another survey of university students found that 44% report using the internet to learn about sadness, anxiety, or confusion. Regardless of what mental health experts advise, people of all age groups are turning to the internet and social media for help. What are the potential risks and rewards of using these platforms to try to communicate credible mental health science? And what happens when you’re endlessly trolled for being a “Big Pharma shill,” even when you don’t have prescriptive powers and only offer talk therapy in your clinical practice? Clinical psychologist Jonathan Stea joins us to discuss these difficult questions. His new book, Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry, is a field guide that responds to some of the intense challenges earnest seekers face when trying to navigate waters filled with supplements-slinging sharks who believe they can diagnose mental health conditions with zero training. Show Notes AI-generated video of Trump on ayahuasca Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	these kinds of tropes, for example, that antidepressants or psychiatric medications in general are harmful, more than helpful, these get repeated and they affect decision-making and I think that's very dangerous.
0:14.0	We see guys like Elon Musk tweeting that to hundreds of millions of followers.
0:18.0	He'll say something like SSRIs, which are antidepressants, are more harmful than helpful, or that other particular kinds
0:25.6	of medications are harmful.
0:27.4	Well, number one, it's just terribly misinformed.
0:30.0	These guys frankly don't know what they're talking about.
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