Published on in Vol 6, No 12 (2022): December

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/37582, first published .
Using Twitter Data to Estimate the Prevalence of Symptoms of Mental Disorders in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ecological Cohort Study

Using Twitter Data to Estimate the Prevalence of Symptoms of Mental Disorders in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ecological Cohort Study

Using Twitter Data to Estimate the Prevalence of Symptoms of Mental Disorders in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ecological Cohort Study

Ruilie Cai   1 , MSc ;   Jiajia Zhang   1, 2, 3 , PhD ;   Zhenlong Li   2, 3, 4 , PhD ;   Chengbo Zeng   2, 3, 5 , PhD ;   Shan Qiao   2, 3, 5 , PhD ;   Xiaoming Li   2, 3, 5 , PhD

1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

2 South Carolina SmartState Center for Healthcare Quality, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

3 University of South Carolina Big Data Health Science Center, Columbia, SC, United States

4 Geoinformation and Big Data Research Lab, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

5 Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Ruilie Cai, MSc
  • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Arnold School of Public Health
  • University of South Carolina
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  • Columbia, SC, 29208
  • United States
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  • Email: rcai@email.sc.edu