26. Is mental illness contagious?
There is a disturbing trend amongst teens in the U.S. seeking to identify as “mentally ill” and achieve a diagnosis as a means of establishing a group identity.
There is a disturbing trend amongst teens in the U.S. seeking to identify as “mentally ill” and achieve a diagnosis as a means of establishing a group identity.
Human behaviors and emotions are contagious. We learn behaviors through the modeling of others to be accepted into the group. This has always existed.
What is contributing to this dramatic increase?
On today’s podcast we discuss the contagion effect on mental illness.
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Additional Resources:
21:00 - Damon Centola How Behavior Spreads: the Science of Complex Contagions
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Dr. Roger McFillin
Dr. Roger McFillin is a Clinical Psychologist, Board Certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology. He is the founder of the Conscious Clinician Collective and Executive Director at the Center for Integrated Behavioral Health.
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