Do we use mental health language more than we used to? 🧠🧐
isaacwinterburn, a DPhil student in our Department of Experimental Psychology, explores how mental health terms have become part of everyday language - both online and offline.
🎬 Instagram | IsaacWinterburn (First published, February 2026)
📚 References:
- Foramitti, M., Nater, U. M., Lamm, C., & Martins, M. (2025). Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 41733.
- Kovács, B. (2023). Documenting the Rise of Anxiety in the United States across Space and Time by Using Text Analysis of Online Review Data. Socius, 9, 23780231231207635.
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