Investigating COVID-19's Impact on Mental Health: Trend and Thematic Analysis of Reddit Users' Discourse.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in heightened levels of depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues due to sudden changes in daily life, such as economic stress, social isolation, and educational irregularity. Accurately assessing emotional and behavioral changes in response to the pandemic can be challenging, but it is essential to understand the evolving emotions, themes, and discussions surrounding the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.

Objective

This study aims to understand the evolving emotions and themes associated with the impact of COVID-19 on mental health support groups (eg, r/Depression and r/Anxiety) on Reddit (Reddit Inc) during the initial phase and after the peak of the pandemic using natural language processing techniques and statisti

SUBMITTER: Zhu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10365637 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature