{
  "id": 15731975,
  "title": "China celebrities speak out on mental health diagnoses to seek authentic connections with fans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/china-celebrities-speak-out-on-mental-health-diagnoses-to-seek",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-20T10:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3371507/china-celebrities-speak-out-mental-health-diagnoses-seek-authentic-connections-fans"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An increasing number of Chinese celebrities are voluntarily sharing their histories of mental illness, rather than following the previous practice of keeping them hidden, in what some see as an effort to win empathy and audience support. These conditions include depression, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In January last year,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}