The Social Media Disorder Scale

Learning with Large - Scale Social Media Networks

Social media such as blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr enables people of all walks of life to express their thoughts, voice their opinions, and connect to each other more conveniently than ever. The boom of social media opens up a vast range of possibilities to study human interactions and collective behavior on an unprecedented scale. This dissertation presents a framework for learn...

Reducing the Misdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder Using Social Media

Delusional Disorder, Erotomanic Type, Exacerbated by Social Media Use

Erotomania is an uncommon form of delusional disorder in which an individual has an unfounded belief that another is in love with him. Previous case reports have shown that social media networks may play a role in worsening delusional beliefs. We report the case of a 24-year-old male college student that utilized social media to stalk a female college student, resulting in his suspension from s...

Screening for social anxiety disorder with the self-report version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale.

OBJECTIVE This study examined whether the self-report version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS-SR) could accurately identify individuals with social anxiety disorder and individuals with the generalized subtype of social anxiety disorder. Furthermore, the study sought to determine the optimal cutoffs for the LSAS-SR for identifying patients with social anxiety disorder and its genera...

Large-Scale Sleep Condition Analysis Using Selfies from Social Media

Sleep condition is closely related to an individual’s health. Poor sleep conditions such as sleep disorder and sleep deprivation affect one's daily performance, and may also cause many chronic diseases. Many efforts have been devoted to monitoring people's sleep conditions. However, traditional methodologies require sophisticated equipment and consume a significant amount of time. In this paper...