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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/88244, first published .
Why People Conceal Mental Health Problems: Qualitative Analysis of TikTok Posts

Why People Conceal Mental Health Problems: Qualitative Analysis of TikTok Posts

Why People Conceal Mental Health Problems: Qualitative Analysis of TikTok Posts

Chloe Roske   1 , BA ;   Kael Ragnini   1 , BA ;   Qinchun Zhu   1 , EdM ;   Ashari Palmer   1 ;   Meredith R Kells   2 , RN, PhD ;   Heather A Davis   3 , PhD ;   Matthew K Nock   1, 4, 5 , PhD

1 Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States

2 School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States

3 Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States

4 Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

5 Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

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