Social media use for health information is extremely common in the United States. Unfortunately, this use may expose users to misinformation. The prevalence and harms of misinformation are well documented in many health domains (e.g., infectious diseases). However, research on mental health misinformation is limited. Our review suggests that mental health misinformation is common, although its prevalence varies across disorders and treatment types. Individual differences in susceptibility to misinformation have been documented for health misinformation generally but less so for mental health specifically. We discuss conceptual issues in defining mental health misinformation versus other classifications such as overgeneralizations from personal experience. Although there is clear evidence for false and actively misleading content, future research should also explore the role of negative healthcare experiences and health disparities on mental health misinformation on social media.

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社交媒体上的心理健康错误信息：回顾和未来方向

在美国，使用社交媒体获取健康信息非常普遍。不幸的是，这种使用可能会让用户接触到错误信息。错误信息的流行和危害在许多健康领域（例如传染病）都有详细记录。然而，对心理健康错误信息的研究是有限的。我们的审查表明，心理健康错误信息很常见，尽管其流行率因疾病和治疗类型而异。一般来说，健康错误信息对错误信息的易感性存在个体差异，但在心理健康方面则较少。我们讨论定义心理健康错误信息与其他分类（例如个人经验的过度概括）的概念问题。尽管有明确的证据表明存在虚假和积极误导性的内容，但未来的研究还应该探讨负面的医疗体验和健康差异对社交媒体上的心理健康错误信息的影响。