Published January 1, 2018 | Version v1
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Detecting Suicidal Ideation on Forums: Proof-of-Concept Study

  • 1. Bogazici Univ, Dept Psychol, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 2. Yeditepe Univ, Dept Psychiat, Med Sch, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 3. Yeditepe Univ, Med Sch, Dept Child & Adolescent Psychiat, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 4. Bogazici Univ, Dept Comp Engn, TR-34342 Istanbul, Turkey

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Background: In 2016, 44,965 people in the United States died by suicide. It is common to see people with suicidal ideation seek help or leave suicide notes on social media before attempting suicide. Many prefer to express their feelings with longer passages on forums such as Reddit and blogs. Because these expressive posts follow regular language patterns, potential suicide attempts can be prevented by detecting suicidal posts as they are written.

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