Detection of suicide risk through social media

Pilot study

Authors

  • Sandra Arilla-Andrés Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza
  • Claudia García-Martínez AFDA Zaragoza
  • Yolanda López-Del Hoyo Universidad de Zaragoza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/revtechno.v11.4384

Keywords:

Suicide, Social media, Twitter, Instagram, Suicide attempt

Abstract

Suicide is a devastating problem, 800,000 people end their lives each year. Suicide prevention has become a primary objective, but now no sufficient preventive actions have been found. In this sense, social networks play an important role since some individuals have begun to publish their suicidal tendencies on them. The objective of this exploratory work is to verify whether a preventive tool based on artificial intelligence that uses messages from social networks is capable of detecting the real risk of a suicide attempt in patients who come to the hospital. In addition, the social networks will be qualitatively analyzed.

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Published

2022-12-30

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Arilla-Andrés, S. ., García-Martínez, C. ., & López-Del Hoyo, Y. (2022). Detection of suicide risk through social media: Pilot study. TECHNO REVIEW. International Technology, Science and Society Review Revista Internacional De Tecnología, Ciencia Y Sociedad, 12(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.37467/revtechno.v11.4384

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022): Monograph: "What is new in Social Networking 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0?"

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Research Articles (Special Issue)

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