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We studied depression messages on YouTube videos and found dangerous and stigmatizing stereotypes prevail

  • Written by Andrew Devendorf, Doctoral student, clinical psychology, University of South Florida
imageDior Vargas stops to hug her family dog during a walk. Dior is a mental health activist who lives with depression and anxiety. Dior founded the People of Color and Mental Illness.Shaul Schwarz/Verbatim via Getty Images

Rates of depression have tripled in the U.S. since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and most recent estimates suggest these...

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