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Understanding Side Effects of Antidepressants: Large-scale Longitudinal Study on Social Media Data

Understanding Side Effects of Antidepressants: Large-scale Longitudinal Study on Social Media Data

In recent studies leveraging publicly available Twitter data, Nikfarjam et al studied the mentions of side effects of 81 drugs [25], and Saha et al conducted a quasi-experimental study to explore the effects of 49 generic psychiatric medications [26]. These works revealed that Twitter data are an effective source to study digital pharmacovigilance, including that of antidepressants.

Koustuv Saha, John Torous, Emre Kiciman, Munmun De Choudhury

JMIR Ment Health 2021;8(3):e26589

Psychosocial Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Large-scale Quasi-Experimental Study on Social Media

Psychosocial Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Large-scale Quasi-Experimental Study on Social Media

Related to the former, Saha et al [25], in their study on the effects of psychiatric medications on Twitter, developed classifiers of mental health symptomatic expressions using social media language, which we replicated in this study. Related to the latter, we draw upon Sharma and De Choudhury’s [38], and Saha and Sharma’s [39] developed classifiers of social support expressions, specifically emotional and informational support.

Koustuv Saha, John Torous, Eric D Caine, Munmun De Choudhury

J Med Internet Res 2020;22(11):e22600