A mysterious outbreak of tic disorders among young people leads Dr Robert Bartholomew to question whether social media is 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?
| Directing | Sophie Black | Director |
| Production | Nikhil Madhan | Producer |
| Production | Julia Parnell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Juliette Veber | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Sophie Black | Writer |
| Editing | Mike Ogle | Editor |
| Editing | Joss Hardman | Online Editor |
| Camera | Pepe De Hoyos Ramos | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kioko Wang | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Tomas Iglesias | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Shamir Rodriguez | Sound |
| Sound | Luana Barnes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Luke Toth | Animation |
| Art | Kyle Stoffberg | Graphic Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Black | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | James Brookes | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Amelia Watts | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Julian Dyson | Colorist |
