Believing Is Seeing (2022)
An outbreak of tic disorders among youth sparks debate; could social media be making us sick? Doctors have recently identified a concerning trend among young people: tic disorders potentially spread via TikTok videos. For sociologist Dr Robert Bartholomew, an expert in mass psychogenic illness, the trend isn’t surprising, but the potential consequences are alarming. Could the global scope of social media mean we are on the precipice of the world’s largest outbreak of psychogenic illness?
Primary Title
- Believing Is Seeing
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 3 March 2024
Release Year
- 2022
Start Time
- 10 : 20
Finish Time
- 10 : 30
Duration
- 10:00
Series
- 9
Episode
- 8
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- An outbreak of tic disorders among youth sparks debate; could social media be making us sick? Doctors have recently identified a concerning trend among young people: tic disorders potentially spread via TikTok videos. For sociologist Dr Robert Bartholomew, an expert in mass psychogenic illness, the trend isn’t surprising, but the potential consequences are alarming. Could the global scope of social media mean we are on the precipice of the world’s largest outbreak of psychogenic illness?
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Short films--New Zealand
- Social media--Psychological aspects
Genres
- Community
- Documentary
- Health
Contributors
- Julia Parnell (Executive Producer)
- Loading Docs (Production Unit)
- NZ On Air (Funder)
- New Zealand Film Commission (Funder)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
- Robert Bartholomew (Subject)
- Sophie Black (Director)
- Nikhil Madhan (Producer)
Subjects
- Short films--New Zealand
- Social media--Psychological aspects