TikTok trend of users posing as IMH doctors ‘worsens mental health stigma’, but some social media users find it funny

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TikTok trend of users posing as IMH doctors ‘worsens mental health stigma’, but some social media users find it funny
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SINGAPORE — At first it was somewhat humorous. Then more accounts and comments popped up, so Ms Cheryl Cheng began to feel uneasy about the negative impact it can have on mental health advocacy in Singapore.

Some TikTok users in Singapore are jumping onto a new “trend” where they pretend to be doctors from the Institute of Mental Health

They would go to TikTok videos that showed someone acting out of the norm and then comment as a joke that the person ought to see a mental health specialist or take their medicine However, mental health advocates warned that this can be harmful and worsen the stigma for people coping with mental health conditions

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