Beware Websites & Apps Pushing Fake Screening Quiz Results

As the internet grows and people find new ways to make money online, more anonymous websites are being published by companies who have little background or interest in mental health. And sadly, thousands of people flock to these sites every day, unaware that they may be taking a fake mental health test on depression or ADHD. Google and other search engines are supposed to be able to determine the quality of health websites, supposedly emphasizing and promoting those with good E-A-T — expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness. That’s what they claim. So it’s a bit of head-scratcher when looking up results for words like “depression test” only to find a bunch of websites listed that have little or no E-A-T: Example 1: Mind-Diagnostics.org Mind-diagnostics.org has no E-A-T whatsoever. It offers a bunch of “scientific” quizzes with no information about their source. Nothing on the site has authorship, meaning you have no idea who is writing these articles. Is it a psychologist or health journalist? Or is it some guy sitting in his apartment in New York City? There’s no “About Us” section on this website. Its domain registration is hidden behind an anonymous privacy service, to further ensure you can’t research its publisher. The publisher, Mind Diagnostics Inc., also has an accompanying app called “Mental Health Tests.” Worse yet is the quality of the results it provides. Here’s one samp...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: General Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Technology Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Depression depression screening Source Type: blogs