Article
Identifying Depressive Disorder in the Twitter Population
Kno.e.sis Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Disciplines
Abstract
Depression is a highly prevalent public health challenge and a major cause of disability across the globe.
- Annually 6.7% of Americans (that is, more than 16 million).
- Traditional approaches to curb depression involve survey·based methods via phone or online questionnaires.
- Large temporal gaps and cognitive bias.
Social media provides a method for learning users' feelings, emotions, behaviors, and decisions in real-time.
Citation Information
Goonmeet Bajaj, Amir Hossein Yazdavar, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan and Amit Sheth. "Identifying Depressive Disorder in the Twitter Population" (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/amit_sheth/559/
This poster was presented at Wright Bros Day on October 5th, 2017.