#MyDepressionLooksLike: Examining Public Discourse About Depression on Twitter

Lachmar, E. Megan; Wittenborn, Andrea K.; Bogen, Katherine W.; McCauley, Heather L.

doi:10.2196/mental.8141

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“…Due to the continuous rise in social media use among young people, researchers are investigating the impact and influence of online mental health resources [ 7 , 8 ] . The vast majority of young people are online and most of these young people use social media to express themselves and get social support [ 9 - 11 ]. Many social media users report feeling more comfortable self-disclosing information online rather than in person [ 11 ].…”

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Recruitment of Participants and Delivery of Online Mental Health Resources for Depressed Individuals Using Tumblr: Pilot Randomized Control Trial

Kelleher¹,

Moreno²,

Wilt³

2018

JMIR Res Protoc

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BackgroundAdolescents and young adults frequently post depression symptom references on social media; previous studies show positive associations between depression posts and self-reported depression symptoms. Depression is common among young people and this population often experiences many barriers to mental health care. Thus, social media may be a new resource to identify, recruit, and intervene with young people at risk for depression.ObjectiveThe purpose of this pilot study was to test a social media intervention on Tumblr. We used social media to identify and recruit participants and to deliver the intervention of online depression resources.MethodsThis randomized pilot intervention identified Tumblr users age 15-23 who posted about depression using the search term “#depress”. Eligible participants were recruited via Tumblr messages; consented participants completed depression surveys and were then randomized to an intervention of online mental health resources delivered via a Tumblr message, while control participants did not receive resources. Postintervention online surveys assessed resource access and usefulness and control groups were asked whether they would have liked to receive resources. Analyses included t tests.ResultsA total of 25 participants met eligibility criteria. The mean age of the participants was 17.5 (SD 1.9) and 65% were female with average score on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 of 17.5 (SD 5.9). Among the 11 intervention participants, 36% (4/11) reported accessing intervention resources and 64% (7/11) felt the intervention was acceptable. Among the 14 control participants, only 29% (4/14) of reported that receiving resources online would be acceptable (P=.02). Participants suggested anonymity and ease of use as important characteristics in an online depression resource.ConclusionsThe intervention was appropriately targeted to young people at risk for depression, and recruitment via Tumblr was feasible. Most participants in the intervention group felt the social media approach was acceptable, and about a third utilized the online resources. Participants who had not experienced the intervention were less likely to find it acceptable. Future studies should explore this approach in larger samples. Social media may be an appropriate platform for online depression interventions for young people.

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Recruitment of Participants and Delivery of Online Mental Health Resources for Depressed Individuals Using Tumblr: Pilot Randomized Control Trial

Kelleher¹,

Moreno²,

Wilt³

2018

JMIR Res Protoc

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“…With over 500 million daily tweets, Twitter serves as a rapidly growing dataset that is ripe for "big data" analysis. 27 Twitter research techniques include content analysis, [28][29][30] public health surveillance, [31][32][33][34][35] qualitative analysis, 36,37 and network analysis. 38,39 The term "infodemiology" has been coined to refer to the "science of distribution and determinants of information...with the ultimate aim to inform public health and public policy."…”

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The academic tweet: Twitter as a tool to advance academic surgery

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Selby²,

Boeck

et al. 2018

Journal of Surgical Research

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Social media, Twitter in particular, has emerged as an essential tool for surgeons. In the realm of academic surgery, it enables surgeons to advance the core values of academic surgery, as outlined by the Association for Academic Surgery: inclusion, leadership, innovation, scholarship, and mentorship. This article details the ways in which surgeons are using Twitter to embody these values and how the Twitter account for the Association of Academic Surgeons accomplishes its goal of inspiring and developing young academic surgeons.

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“…Social networking sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, have been used to study users' social behaviour through computers, smartphones and tablets. Users' actions, posts, comments and sentiments have been examined in order to extract useful information through the internet regarding their mood but also their social activity and interaction with other users [61][62][63]. Additionally, there is an ongoing research on sampling social behaviour data through smartphone devices, especially focusing on the correlation of social inactivity with many mental disorders.…”

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Human Behaviour Analysis through Smartphones

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Human behaviour analysis through smartphone devices has been an active field for more than a decade and there are still a lot of key aspects to be addressed. This paper surveys the state-of-the-art in human behaviour analysis based on smartphones. We categorise prior works into four main sensing modalities related to physical, cognitive, emotional and social behaviour. Finally, we conclude with the outcomes of this survey and we illustrate our ideas for future research in the area of human behaviour understanding.

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#MyDepressionLooksLike: Examining Public Discourse About Depression on Twitter

Cited by 112 publications

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Recruitment of Participants and Delivery of Online Mental Health Resources for Depressed Individuals Using Tumblr: Pilot Randomized Control Trial

Recruitment of Participants and Delivery of Online Mental Health Resources for Depressed Individuals Using Tumblr: Pilot Randomized Control Trial

The academic tweet: Twitter as a tool to advance academic surgery

Human Behaviour Analysis through Smartphones

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