TikTok and Self-Diagnosis: The Influence of Social Media on Adolescent and Young Adult Mental Health
Brains, Bots, and Boundaries
TikTok and Self-Diagnosis: The Influence of Social Media on Adolescent and Young Adult Mental Health
Program Number: 26CE00106e
Release date: 5/12/2026
Expiration Date: 5/11/2027
The estimated time to complete this activity is 60 minutes.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This accredited continuing education activity is designed for behavioral health professions to include nurses, social workers, clinical mental health therapists, school counselors, and psychologists.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this enduring material, the participants should be better able to:
- Analyze the dual-edged impact of TikTok on adolescent mental health.
- Identify TikTok’s potential to increase awareness and reduce stigma while also contributing to misinformation, self-diagnosis, and overidentification.
- Apply evidence-based strategies to address the challenges posed by social media-driven mental health narratives, including guiding clients toward reliable resources, fostering critical engagement, and improving mental health literacy in clinical and educational settings.
Accredited Continuing Education
In support of improving patient care, University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team
NURSES/Nurse Practitioners
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this activity for 1.0 ANCC contact hour. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
SOCIAL WORKERS
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Nebraska Medical Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 general continuing education credit. The content level of this activity is basic.
PSYCHOLOGISTS/LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. This activity has been approved for 1.0 credit hour of continuing education credit.
Method of Participation
In order to receive continuing education credits, you must complete these steps prior to the activity expiration date.
- View the entire presentation
- Upon completion of the activity, go to https://app1.unmc.edu/cne/26CE00106e
- Complete the registration profile for this activity.
- Complete the post-test with a score of 2 out of 3 or better.
- Complete the online evaluation.
- Save and print your certificate. Retain for future documentation.
Disclosure DECLARATION
As a jointly accredited provider, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) ensures accuracy, balance, objectivity, independence, and scientific rigor in its educational activities and is committed to protecting learners from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. Faculty (authors, presenters, speakers) are encouraged to provide a balanced view of therapeutic options by utilizing either generic names or other options available when utilizing trade names to ensure impartiality.
All faculty, planners, and others in a position to control continuing education content participating in a UNMC accredited activity are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. As defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The accredited provider is responsible for mitigating relevant financial relationships in accredited continuing education. Disclosure of these commitments and/or relationships is included in these activity materials so that participants may formulate their own judgments in interpreting its content and evaluating its recommendations.
This activity may include presentations in which faculty may discuss off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments not yet FDA-approved. Participants should note that the use of products outside currently FDA-approved labeling should be considered experimental and are advised to consult current prescribing information for FDA-approved indications.
All materials are included with the permission of the faculty. The opinions expressed are those of the faculty and are not to be construed as those of UNMC.
DISCLOSURES
The accredited provider has mitigated and is disclosing identified relevant financial relationships for the following faculty, planners, and others in control of content prior to assuming their roles:
FACULTY
The following faculty have nothing to disclose:
Mina Nguyen-Driver, Psy.D.
Amy Seay, PhD
Mara Whiteside, PhD, ABPdN, NCSP
PLANNING COMMITTEE
The following planning committee members have nothing to disclose:
Katrina Cordts, PhD
Valeta Creason-Wahl, CAPM, MMP
Marley Doyle, MD
Heidi Keeler, PhD, MSN/MBA, RN
Renee Paulin, DNP, MSN, RN, CWOCN
Denise Pecha, MSW
GENERATIVE AI DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
In alignment with the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy, faculty and speakers must disclose if generative AI was used in creating content. They are responsible for verifying accuracy, ensuring transparency, and maintaining alignment with accreditation standards.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
No commercial support was received for this activity.