You Are What You Tweet

By analyzing linguistic markers in social media posts, it's possible to create a deep learning model that can give an individual insight into his or her mental health far earlier than traditional approaches. More than 300 million people suffer from depression and only a fraction of them receive adequate treatment. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide and nearly 800,000 people every year die due to suicide. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in 15–29-year-olds. Diagnoses (and subsequent treatment) for depression are often delayed, imprecise, and/or missed entirely.