#overdiagnosis

#overdiagnosis

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For example, terms such as " rejection sensitivity dysphoria" achieve instant diagnostic status-and an acronym (RSD)-due to their popular, intuitive appeal. It's highly misleading and can do more harm than good when people embrace such concepts naively and out of context, what has been dubbed "social-media-associated abnormal illness behavior (SMAAIB in How Does Social Media Contribute to Teen Mental Illness?).