Identifying Depressive Disorder in the Twitter Population

Depression is a highly prevalent public health challenge and a major cause of disability across the globe. Annually 6.7% of Americans (that is, more than 16 million). Traditional approaches to curb depression involve survey·based methods via phone or online questionnaires. Large temporal gaps and cognitive bias. Social media provides a method for learning users\u27 feelings, emotions, behaviors, and decisions in real-time