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Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S (1999-2019). However, predicting when someone will attempt suicide has been nearly impossible. In the modern world, many individuals suffering from mental illness seek emotional support…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2021-06-09 Manas Gaur , Vamsi Aribandi , Amanuel Alambo , Ugur Kursuncu , Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan , Jonanthan Beich , Jyotishman Pathak , Amit Sheth

Text sentiment analysis for preliminary depression status estimation of users on social media is a widely exercised and feasible method, However, the immense variety of users accessing the social media websites and their ample mix of…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2020-12-01 Sudhir Kumar Suman , Hrithwik Shalu , Lakshya A Agrawal , Archit Agrawal , Juned Kadiwala

Mental disorders such as depression and suicidal ideation are hazardous, affecting more than 300 million people over the world. However, on social media, mental disorder symptoms can be observed, and automated approaches are increasingly…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2023-01-26 Ramin Safa , S. A. Edalatpanah , Ali Sorourkhah

The detection of suicide risk in social media is a critical task with potential life-saving implications. This paper presents a study on leveraging state-of-the-art natural language processing solutions for identifying suicide risk in…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-10-14 Jakub Pokrywka , Jeremi I. Kaczmarek , Edward J. Gorzelańczyk

Social media has become an important source for understanding mental health, providing researchers with a way to detect conditions like depression from user-generated posts. This tutorial provides practical guidance to address common…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-08-06 Yeyubei Zhang , Zhongyan Wang , Zhanyi Ding , Yexin Tian , Jianglai Dai , Xiaorui Shen , Yunchong Liu , Yuchen Cao

On social media, several individuals experiencing suicidal ideation (SI) do not disclose their distress explicitly. Instead, signs may surface indirectly through everyday posts or peer interactions. Detecting such implicit signals early is…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2026-02-24 Soorya Ram Shimgekar , Ruining Zhao , Agam Goyal , Violeta J. Rodriguez , Paul A. Bloom , Navin Kumar , Hari Sundaram , Koustuv Saha

Social media channels, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, have altered our world forever. People are now increasingly connected than ever and reveal a sort of digital persona. Although social media certainly has several remarkable…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-08-26 Hatoon S. AlSagri , Mourad Ykhlef

Currently, the process of evaluating suicides is highly subjective, which limits the efficacy and accuracy of prevention efforts. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a means of investigating large datasets to identify patterns…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2021-03-08 Hugo J. Bello , Nora Palomar-Ciria , Enrique Baca-García , Celia Lozano

Suicide is a global public health problem. Early detection of individual suicide risk plays a key role in suicide prevention. In this paper, we propose to look into individual suicide risk through time series analysis of personal linguistic…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2015-12-01 Aiqi Zhang , Ang Li , Tingshao Zhu

This study provides a methodological framework for the computer to classify tweets according to variables of the Theory of Planned Behavior. We present a sequential process of automated text analysis which combined supervised approach and…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2018-08-28 Joon-Mo Park , Chul-joo Lee , Yunseok Jang

Textual emotional intelligence is playing a ubiquitously important role in leveraging human emotions on social media platforms. Social media platforms are privileged with emotional content and are leveraged for various purposes like opinion…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-01-10 Danish Muzafar , Furqan Yaqub Khan , Mubashir Qayoom

Suicide remains a pressing global health concern, necessitating innovative approaches for early detection and intervention. This paper focuses on identifying suicidal intentions in posts from the SuicideWatch subreddit by proposing a novel…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-12-23 Emily Lin , Jian Sun , Hsingyu Chen , Mohammad H. Mahoor

Suicide is a critical global public health issue, with millions experiencing suicidal ideation (SI) each year. Online spaces enable individuals to express SI and seek peer support. While prior research has revealed the potential of…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-04-21 Soorya Ram Shimgekar , Violeta J. Rodriguez , Paul A. Bloom , Dong Whi Yoo , Koustuv Saha

Mental illness affects a significant portion of the worldwide population. Online mental health forums can provide a supportive environment for those afflicted and also generate a large amount of data which can be mined to predict mental…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2019-07-12 Derek Howard , Marta Maslej , Justin Lee , Jacob Ritchie , Geoffrey Woollard , Leon French

Suicide is a leading cause of death among adolescents (12-18), yet predicting it remains a significant challenge. Many cases go undetected due to a lack of contact with mental health services. Social media, however, offers a unique…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-09-05 Paul Blum , Enrico Liscio , Ruixuan Zhang , Caroline Figueroa , Pradeep K. Murukannaiah

We developed computational models to predict the emergence of depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Twitter users. Twitter data and details of depression history were collected from 204 individuals (105 depressed, 99 healthy). We…

The global increase in mental illness requires innovative detection methods for early intervention. Social media provides a valuable platform to identify mental illness through user-generated content. This systematic review examines machine…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-18 Yuchen Cao , Jianglai Dai , Zhongyan Wang , Yeyubei Zhang , Xiaorui Shen , Yunchong Liu , Yexin Tian

This paper describes our participation in the MentalRiskES task at IberLEF 2023. The task involved predicting the likelihood of an individual experiencing depression based on their social media activity. The dataset consisted of…

Suicide is a critical global health problem involving more than 700,000 deaths yearly, particularly among young adults. Many people express their suicidal thoughts on social media platforms such as Reddit. This paper evaluates the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Khalid Hasan , Jamil Saquer

Computational research on mental health disorders from written texts covers an interdisciplinary area between natural language processing and psychology. A crucial aspect of this problem is prevention and early diagnosis, as suicide…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-11-04 Ana-Maria Bucur , Liviu P. Dinu