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December 4, 2024

How do social media trends lead to unrealistic patient expectations about treatment options?

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Austin Littrell

Key Takeaways

  • Social media trends can lead to unrealistic patient expectations about treatment efficacy and availability, particularly in psychiatry.
  • Rapid information dissemination on social media contributes to skewed patient perceptions through anecdotal success stories and unverified claims.
  • Healthcare professionals must counteract these challenges by offering evidence-based information and managing expectations through effective communication.
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Richard W. Miller, MD, discusses how social media trends can result in misinformed patients.

In an interview with Medical Economics, Richard W. Miller, MD, a psychiatrist with Elwyn Adult Behavioral Health in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, talked about the connection between social media trends and unrealistic patient expectations about treatment options.

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