Screening internet forum participants for depression symptoms by assembling and enhancing multiple NLP methods

Depression is a disease that can dramatically lower quality of life. Symptoms of depression can range from temporary sadness to suicide. Embarrassment, shyness, and the stigma of depression are some of the factors preventing people from getting help for their problems. Contemporary social media tech...

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Main Authors: Karmen, Christian (Author) , Hsiung, Robert (Author) , Wetter, Thomas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 20 March 2015
In: Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Year: 2015, Volume: 120, Issue: 1, Pages: 27-36
ISSN:1872-7565
DOI:10.1016/j.cmpb.2015.03.008
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2015.03.008
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169260715000620
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Author Notes:Christian Karmen, Robert C. Hsiung, Thomas Wetter

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