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View article: Cognitive distortions are associated with increasing political polarization
Cognitive distortions are associated with increasing political polarization Open
Political polarization has increased over the past decade to the point of endangering our self-governance and democratic institutions. The thought patterns that characterize political polarization bear a striking similarity to cognitive di…
View article: Anxiety and Depression are Associated with More Distorted Thinking on Social Media: A Longitudinal Multi-Method Study
Anxiety and Depression are Associated with More Distorted Thinking on Social Media: A Longitudinal Multi-Method Study Open
Using behavioral, affective, and cognitive indicators of distorted thinking from social media may yield new insight into the trajectories of depression and anxiety. This work has implications for the future of CT/CBT and other online inter…
View article: Anxiety and depression are associated with more distorted thinking on social media: Longitudinal Observational Study (Preprint)
Anxiety and depression are associated with more distorted thinking on social media: Longitudinal Observational Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Depression and anxiety are associated with patterns of negative thinking that can be targeted through cognitive restructuring as a part of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Our team has created a set of cognitive distortion s…
View article: Misinformation and Public Health Messaging in the Early Stages of the Mpox Outbreak: Mapping the Twitter Narrative With Deep Learning
Misinformation and Public Health Messaging in the Early Stages of the Mpox Outbreak: Mapping the Twitter Narrative With Deep Learning Open
Background Shortly after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, an outbreak of mpox introduced another critical public health emergency. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, the mpox outbreak was characterized by a rising prevalence of public health m…
View article: Misinformation and Public Health Messaging in the Early Stages of the Mpox Outbreak: Mapping the Twitter Narrative With Deep Learning (Preprint)
Misinformation and Public Health Messaging in the Early Stages of the Mpox Outbreak: Mapping the Twitter Narrative With Deep Learning (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Shortly after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, an outbreak of mpox introduced another critical public health emergency. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, the mpox outbreak was characterized by a rising prevalence of public health …
View article: Sociodemographics and Transdiagnostic Mental Health Symptoms in SOCIAL (Studies of Online Cohorts for Internalizing Symptoms and Language) I and II: Cross-sectional Survey and Botometer Analysis
Sociodemographics and Transdiagnostic Mental Health Symptoms in SOCIAL (Studies of Online Cohorts for Internalizing Symptoms and Language) I and II: Cross-sectional Survey and Botometer Analysis Open
Background Internalizing, externalizing, and somatoform disorders are the most common and disabling forms of psychopathology. Our understanding of these clinical problems is limited by a reliance on self-report along with research using sm…
View article: Deep learning for topical trend discovery in online discourse about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Deep learning for topical trend discovery in online discourse about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Open
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) interventions are increasingly prevalent on social media. These data can be mined for insights about PrEP that may not be as apparent in surveys including personal musings about PrEP and barriers/facilitator…