(NewsNation) — How much of a role does social media play in mental health diagnosis?
Dr. Drew Pinsky, director of The Wellness Company, told NewsNation host Leland Wittert on Tuesday that the “over-labeling” of mental health issues is “out of control.” .
“I added a hashtag. Peer pressure,” Pinsky said on “On Balance.”
Pinsky is better known as “Dr. ‘Drew’ blamed the coronavirus lockdown for contributing to mental health issues, saying: ‘We have destroyed an entire population of young people.’ At the same time, Pincy said: “As long as it doesn’t interfere with functioning. It’s probably not a disease. …We have become a nation unwilling to tolerate the misery of ordinary life.”
More than a third of college students asked the question. gallup The survey found that students said they had considered dropping out, with the majority saying it was due to emotional stress or mental health issues.
a Lumina Foundation and Gallup 2024 State of Higher Education Survey A survey conducted last fall found that 35% of 14,032 current and prospective students said they had considered leaving the program within the past six months.
Of these students, 54% reported mental stress and 43% reported mental health as a reason for wanting to drop out. The third most common reason was cost, at 31%.
NewsNation’s Cassie Buchman contributed to this report.
