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ArticleProceedings of the ... International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media. International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media2025

Supporters and Skeptics: LLM-based Analysis of Engagement with Mental Health (Mis)Information Content on Video-sharing Platforms.

Viet Cuong Nguyen, Mini Jain, Abhijat Chauhan, Heather Jaime Soled, Santiago Alvarez Lesmes, Zihang Li, Michael L Birnbaum, Sunny X Tang, Srijan Kumar, Munmun De Choudhury

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10 authors.

Viet Cuong NguyenGeorgia Institute of Technology.
Mini JainGeorgia Institute of Technology.
Abhijat ChauhanGeorgia Institute of Technology.
Heather Jaime SoledRowan University.
Santiago Alvarez LesmesZucker Hillside Hospital, Psychiatry Research.
Zihang LiHofstra University.
Michael L BirnbaumZucker Hillside Hospital, Psychiatry Research.
Sunny X TangZucker Hillside Hospital, Psychiatry Research.
Srijan KumarGeorgia Institute of Technology.
Munmun De ChoudhuryGeorgia Institute of Technology.

Funding

Advancing Computational Linguistic Biomarkers of Disorganized Speech in PsychosisK23MH130750 · NIMH · FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI TANG, SUNNY XIAOJING · 2022 to 2024
$586k
NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH130750
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Abstract

Over one in five adults in the US lives with a mental illness. In the face of a shortage of mental health professionals and offline resources, online short-form video content has grown to serve as a crucial conduit for disseminating mental health help and resources. However, the ease of content creation and access also contributes to the spread of misinformation, posing risks to accurate diagnosis and treatment. Detecting and understanding engagement with such content is crucial to mitigating their harmful effects on public health. We perform the first quantitative study of the phenomenon using YouTube Shorts and Bitchute as the sites of study. We contribute MentalMisinfo, a novel labeled mental health misinformation (MHMisinfo) dataset of 739 videos (639 from Youtube and 100 from Bitchute) and 135372 comments in total, using an expert-driven annotation schema. We first found that few-shot in-context learning with large language models (LLMs) are effective in detecting MHMisinfo videos. Next, we discover distinct and potentially alarming linguistic patterns in how audiences engage with MHMisinfo videos through commentary on both video-sharing platforms. Across the two platforms, comments could exacerbate prevailing stigma with some groups showing heightened susceptibility to and alignment with MHMisinfo. We discuss technical and public health-driven adaptive solutions to tackling the "epidemic" of mental health misinformation online.

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PMCPMC12365693

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