IMH said it is concerned the comments could trivialise the challenges of persons living with mental health issues. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - A growing number of TikTok users are posing as doctors from the Institute of Mental Health to post nuisance comments on the video-sharing platform, a trend that has sparked concern among experts.
While they are meant to be tongue-in-cheek, experts and other users say the comments could trivialise mental health issues. Wabikaeru, who lost his grandmother to suicide, told The Straits Times: “People don’t make fun of patients seeking help for other issues. Why should those with mental health issues be the subject of jokes daily?”“These accounts are disrespectful of our doctors, but we are more concerned about the resulting discussions on these accounts that trivialise the challenges of persons living with mental health issues,” added the spokesperson.
While these account users might be driven by the desire for validation by being the source of jokes, they are contributing to the association of humour with mental health conditions, said Nanyang Technological University psychology professor Albert Lee. “If we see behaviour that we don’t understand, we cannot just make comments like these,” said Dr Ee, who used to be a clinical psychologist at IMH.More On This TopicSome content creators have chosen to voice their concerns about the trend on the platform. Wabikaeru said in a video that these accounts and their comments can make IMH patients feel like pariahs.
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