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Analysis of circadian rhythms from online communities of individuals with affective disorders
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posted on 2014-10-01, 00:00 authored by B Dao, Thin NguyenThin Nguyen, Svetha VenkateshSvetha Venkatesh, Quoc-Dinh PhungThe circadian system regulates 24 hour rhythms in biological creatures. It impacts mood regulation. The disruptions of circadian rhythms cause destabilization in individuals with affective disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorders. Previous work has examined the role of the circadian system on effects of light interactions on mood-related systems, the effects of light manipulation on brain, the impact of chronic stress on rhythms. However, such studies have been conducted in small, preselected populations. The deluge of data is now changing the landscape of research practice. The unprecedented growth of social media data allows one to study individual behavior across large and diverse populations. In particular, individuals with affective disorders from online communities have not been examined rigorously. In this paper, we aim to use social media as a sensor to identify circadian patterns for individuals with affective disorders in online communities.We use a large scale study cohort of data collecting from online affective disorder communities. We analyze changes in hourly, daily, weekly and seasonal affect of these clinical groups in contrast with control groups of general communities. By comparing the behaviors between the clinical groups and the control groups, our findings show that individuals with affective disorders show a significant distinction in their circadian rhythms across the online activity. The results shed light on the potential of using social media for identifying diurnal individual variation in affective state, providing key indicators and risk factors for noninvasive wellbeing monitoring and prediction.
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Data Science and Advanced Analystics. Conference (2010 : Shanghai, China)Pagination
463 - 469Publisher
IEEELocation
Shanghai, ChinaPlace of publication
Piscataway, N.J.Publisher DOI
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2014-10-30End date
2014-11-01ISBN-13
9781479969913Language
engPublication classification
E Conference publication; E1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2014, IEEEEditor/Contributor(s)
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DSAA 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Advanced AnalyticsUsage metrics
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