EPISODE · Aug 26, 2025 · 48 MIN
Southern Remedy Relatively Speaking | Mental Health Misinformation
from Southern Remedy
Host: Dr. Susan Buttross, Professor Emeritus at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and Abram NanneyGuest(s): Dr. Courtney WalkerTopic: Social media is here to stay and has some real positives in some venues but there is a downside when it comes to relying on social media for your mental health information. Misinformation may increase your confidence in how to approach and treat a disorder, but it may actually impair your true knowledge on what is real information about the disorder. Today Dr. Courtney Walker and I will be talking about the potential dangers of relying on social media to understand a disorder you may have and why you should not do that.You can join the conversation by sending an email to: [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Host: Dr. Susan Buttross, Professor Emeritus at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and Abram NanneyGuest(s): Dr. Courtney WalkerTopic: Social media is here to stay and has some real positives in some venues but there is a downside when it comes to relying on social media for your mental health information. Misinformation may increase your confidence in how to approach and treat a disorder, but it may actually impair your true knowledge on what is real information about the disorder. Today Dr. Courtney Walker and I will be talking about the potential dangers of relying on social media to understand a disorder you may have and why you should not do that.You can join the conversation by sending an email to: [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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