I am in need of a dataset or a file, in which I can get the twitter ids(profiles) of people who have been diagnosed with depression. Or can you suggest any method by which I can get these profiles. Thank You.
Hi Ramkrushna,
Firstly, I think it's very important that there is strong ethical oversight over what you are proposing, as there are clearly major implications here for confidentiality, consent, and duty of care.
It is unlikely that there is a ready-made list that you can simply pick up and use as you wish, as you can expect strict rules governing such practises in the course of research. An alternative (and probably more realistic) approach might be to make an appeal on Twitter for people diagnosed with depression, asking them to privately message you in order to give whatever consent may be required for whatever you propose. Another possibility might be to identify Twitter accounts dealing with the subject of depression, and run by people who have openly documented their experiences of depression.
However it is very important that whatever method you choose, you document your proposal and ensure it is properly reviewed by a suitable Ethics Committee prior to commencing.
Hi Ramkrushna,
Firstly, I think it's very important that there is strong ethical oversight over what you are proposing, as there are clearly major implications here for confidentiality, consent, and duty of care.
It is unlikely that there is a ready-made list that you can simply pick up and use as you wish, as you can expect strict rules governing such practises in the course of research. An alternative (and probably more realistic) approach might be to make an appeal on Twitter for people diagnosed with depression, asking them to privately message you in order to give whatever consent may be required for whatever you propose. Another possibility might be to identify Twitter accounts dealing with the subject of depression, and run by people who have openly documented their experiences of depression.
However it is very important that whatever method you choose, you document your proposal and ensure it is properly reviewed by a suitable Ethics Committee prior to commencing.
I second Paul's caution about ethics of internet research. Below are some papers on the topic of Twitter and depression. Perhaps, you could reach out to the authors.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1607.07384.pdf
http://clpsych.org/shared-task-2016/
Some students of mine have had success using internet discussion forums to investigate things like self-diagnosed psychopathy in relation to identity, self and interpersonal interactions. I'm sure there are such forums dedicated to the topic of depression. What is interesting about these is that the researcher can follow threads and interactions between participants, as opposed to considering posts (or tweets) in isolation.
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