Overcoming the novelty effect on YouTube: visibility patterns in evidence-based psychotherapy videos—Findings of a long-term observational study in French-speaking countries
Our findings demonstrate that evidence-based videos can overcome the novelty effect commonly associated with YouTube when embedded in real-life therapeutic practices. This suggests a hybrid dissemination model-leveraging both digital platforms and offline clinical networks-may effectively bypass algorithmic limitations. Future research should investigate the generalizability of these findings to other healthcare domains and platforms, and further explore the mechanisms through which professional recommendation influences digital engagement.
Authors
- Sébastien Weibel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3887-3053)
- Nader Ali Perroud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9282-9216)
- Marie Riebel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8849-4487)
- Amaury Durpoix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9852-2744)
- Lionel Cailhol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5931-8182)
- Christophe Moog
- Mario Speranza
- Martin Blay
- Amaury C. Mengin
- Satchel Cohen
- Laurence Lalanne
Institutions
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR)
- University of Geneva (CH)
- Santen (Japan) (JP)
- Inserm (FR)
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (US)
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FR)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations (FR)
- Centre de Recherche en Informatique (FR)
- Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec (CA)
- Geneva College (US)
- Université de Strasbourg (FR)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1744748
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00