Depression & anxiety: 3 myths about medical treatments
Investigating misleading claims made by a viral YouTube video on modern-day mental health treatments to address the hesitancy about seeking professional help. By Tej Kumar When a public speaker with a massive social media following makes unfavourable generalisations about medical treatments for depression and anxiety, the repercussions can be harmful to public health. A video (in Hindi) on Sandeep Maheshwari’s YouTube channel, with over 65 lakh views and more than 2.4 lakh likes (at the time of writing), makes multiple misleading claims about modern-day mental health treatments. Dr. Debanjan B...