Highlights In a study commissioned by Thriveworks, data suggests that 44% of Americans have diagnosed themselves or someone else with a mental health condition. Besides themselves, some of the most commonly diagnosed people included friends (46%), parents (26%), ex-partners (24%), and siblings (24%). Those who diagnosed themselves or others primarily used the symptoms of a friend or family member with a clinician-confirmed diagnosis to make their diagnosis (61%). Some of the most common conditions diagnosed included anxiety (65.95%), depression (58.78%), OCD (33.33%), and ADHD (22.22%). Recent Thriveworks research examined how many Americans have diagnosed anyone, including themselves, with a mental health condition. Results suggest that 44% of Americans have diagnosed either themselves and/or another person with a mental health condition. These findings are more than intriguing: They indicate that diagnosing ourselves and others with mental health conditions might be far more commonplace than we realize. Self-Diagnosing: More Accurate Than We Think? Of the 44% of Americans who admitted to diagnosing either themselves or others with a mental health condition, 28% revealed they had self-diagnosed a mental health condition. And 53% of those self-diagnosers shared that they had received a provider’s confirmation of their condition. A further 14% of self-diagnosers sought professional confirmation and found that their mental health practitioner did not agree. Also notable was that 31% chose not to seek a professional’s diagnosis, betting on their own analysis instead. Which People Are We Most Likely to Diagnose? Of the same data set, 24% of the research participants said that they have diagnosed someone else in their life. This research suggests that when it comes to playing therapist, we’re most likely to diagnose our friends, parents, ex-partners, and siblings. How and What Do We Self-Diagnose? As to how people are getting their information to self-diagnose themselves or others, 61% said they recognized the symptoms from other family or friends who have the condition, 30% consulted Google, 19% from an article, 18% from social media, and 15% from a film or TV show. Some of the leading mental health conditions we diagnose ourselves or others with include anxiety, depression, and OCD, with ADHD and unspecified bipolar disorder following close behind. So is the urge to diagnose ourselves or the people around us with mental health conditions a temptation that we find hard to resist? Even if we aren’t qualified to do so, the belief that we somehow “know” what we and others may be suffering from is hard to dispel. *From a study of 1005 Americans commissioned by Thriveworks and conducted by Censuswide in January of 2022.
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3 min read Study Says Playing Video Games for Just One Hour Can Improve Concentration Taylor Bennett 3 min read Study Says We Find Comfort in Listening to the Same Song Repeatedly Taylor Bennett 2 min read A new study finds that levels of oxytocin, “the love hormone,” are significantly lower in adults who were children when their parents divorced Taylor Bennett 3 min read Study Finds Link Between Video Games and High Levels of Intelligence Taylor Bennett 3 min read New research says your favorite superhero can inspire you to become a better person and act heroically, too Taylor Bennett 4 min read US adults in counseling are feeling stressed, fearful, depressed, and hopeless about the presidential election, according to survey of mental health professionals Taylor Bennett 3 min read Researchers say if parents want to successfully cut back on their child’s screen-time, they must first cut back on screen-time themselves Taylor Bennett Disclaimer The information on this page is not intended to replace assistance, diagnosis, or treatment from a clinical or medical professional. Readers are urged to seek professional help if they are struggling with a mental health condition or another health concern. If you’re in a crisis, do not use this site. Please call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or use these resources to get immediate help. Find a provider ... Award-winning online & in-person therapy, covered by insurance. Call us to book Our team is happy to help you schedule your first session. Call (833) 966-4233 Book online Find the right provider for you. Book your session online yourself in just a few easy steps. Find a provider
3 min read Study Says We Find Comfort in Listening to the Same Song Repeatedly Taylor Bennett 2 min read A new study finds that levels of oxytocin, “the love hormone,” are significantly lower in adults who were children when their parents divorced Taylor Bennett 3 min read Study Finds Link Between Video Games and High Levels of Intelligence Taylor Bennett 3 min read New research says your favorite superhero can inspire you to become a better person and act heroically, too Taylor Bennett 4 min read US adults in counseling are feeling stressed, fearful, depressed, and hopeless about the presidential election, according to survey of mental health professionals Taylor Bennett 3 min read Researchers say if parents want to successfully cut back on their child’s screen-time, they must first cut back on screen-time themselves Taylor Bennett Disclaimer The information on this page is not intended to replace assistance, diagnosis, or treatment from a clinical or medical professional. Readers are urged to seek professional help if they are struggling with a mental health condition or another health concern. If you’re in a crisis, do not use this site. Please call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or use these resources to get immediate help.
2 min read A new study finds that levels of oxytocin, “the love hormone,” are significantly lower in adults who were children when their parents divorced Taylor Bennett 3 min read Study Finds Link Between Video Games and High Levels of Intelligence Taylor Bennett 3 min read New research says your favorite superhero can inspire you to become a better person and act heroically, too Taylor Bennett 4 min read US adults in counseling are feeling stressed, fearful, depressed, and hopeless about the presidential election, according to survey of mental health professionals Taylor Bennett 3 min read Researchers say if parents want to successfully cut back on their child’s screen-time, they must first cut back on screen-time themselves Taylor Bennett Disclaimer The information on this page is not intended to replace assistance, diagnosis, or treatment from a clinical or medical professional. Readers are urged to seek professional help if they are struggling with a mental health condition or another health concern. If you’re in a crisis, do not use this site. Please call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or use these resources to get immediate help.
3 min read Study Finds Link Between Video Games and High Levels of Intelligence Taylor Bennett 3 min read New research says your favorite superhero can inspire you to become a better person and act heroically, too Taylor Bennett 4 min read US adults in counseling are feeling stressed, fearful, depressed, and hopeless about the presidential election, according to survey of mental health professionals Taylor Bennett 3 min read Researchers say if parents want to successfully cut back on their child’s screen-time, they must first cut back on screen-time themselves Taylor Bennett
3 min read New research says your favorite superhero can inspire you to become a better person and act heroically, too Taylor Bennett 4 min read US adults in counseling are feeling stressed, fearful, depressed, and hopeless about the presidential election, according to survey of mental health professionals Taylor Bennett 3 min read Researchers say if parents want to successfully cut back on their child’s screen-time, they must first cut back on screen-time themselves Taylor Bennett
4 min read US adults in counseling are feeling stressed, fearful, depressed, and hopeless about the presidential election, according to survey of mental health professionals Taylor Bennett 3 min read Researchers say if parents want to successfully cut back on their child’s screen-time, they must first cut back on screen-time themselves Taylor Bennett
3 min read Researchers say if parents want to successfully cut back on their child’s screen-time, they must first cut back on screen-time themselves Taylor Bennett