Analysis of Twitter posts could provide fresh insight into mental illness trends
December 9, 2014
Using algorithm, Johns Hopkins collect data on post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder.
Using algorithm, Johns Hopkins collect data on post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder.
Johns Hopkins scientist hopes basic research will lead to better products that enhance communication applications in cell phones and hearing aids.
In 2009, two computer scientists at the Center for Language and Speech Processing at Johns Hopkins University got access to a trove of Tweets — some 2 billion posted between May 2009 and October 2010 — and decided to find a way to analyze them.