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Wright State University

2020

Computer Science--Machine Learning

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Covid-19 And Mental Health/Substance Use Disorders On Reddit: A Longitudinal Study, Amanuel Alambo, Swati Padhee, Tanvi Banerjee, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan Nov 2020

Covid-19 And Mental Health/Substance Use Disorders On Reddit: A Longitudinal Study, Amanuel Alambo, Swati Padhee, Tanvi Banerjee, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan

Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Publications

COVID-19 pandemic has adversely and disproportionately impacted people suffering from mental health issues and substance use problems. This has been exacerbated by social isolation during the pandemic and the social stigma associated with mental health and substance use disorders, making people reluctant to share their struggles and seek help. Due to the anonymity and privacy they provide, social media emerged as a convenient medium for people to share their experiences about their day to day struggles. Reddit is a well-recognized social media platform that provides focused and structured forums called subreddits, that users subscribe to and discuss their experiences with …


Predicting Early Indicators Of Cognitive Decline From Verbal Utterances, Swati Padhee, Anurag Illendula, Megan Sadler, Valerie L. Shalin, Tanvi Banerjee, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan, William Romine Jan 2020

Predicting Early Indicators Of Cognitive Decline From Verbal Utterances, Swati Padhee, Anurag Illendula, Megan Sadler, Valerie L. Shalin, Tanvi Banerjee, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan, William Romine

Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Publications

Dementia is a group of irreversible, chronic, and progressive neurodegenerative disorders resulting in impaired memory, communication, and thought processes. In recent years, clinical research advances in brain aging have focused on the earliest clinically detectable stage of incipient dementia, commonly known as mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Currently, these disorders are diagnosed using a manual analysis of neuropsychological examinations. We measure the feasibility of using the linguistic characteristics of verbal utterances elicited during neuropsychological exams of elderly subjects to distinguish between elderly control groups, people with MCI, people diagnosed with possible Alzheimer's disease (AD), and probable AD. We investigated the performance …