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Depression is the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder in many developed countries. Despite increasing public knowledge and awareness, many individuals with depression go undetected and untreated. While public programs such as the National Depression Screening Day are an important step towards decreasing the prevalence of undiagnosed depression, their main limitation lies in the selection bias of people they can reach, because the programs are participation-oriented. In terms of reaching vulnerable individuals, one useful addition to existing screening methods is to utilize a large amount of content individuals share on online social networks. In Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, hundreds of millions of users across a wide demographic spectrum post their moods and thoughts in real-time. Data embedded in these sites hence provide a cost-effective way to study health behaviors from non-clinic-based populations.

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Social media makes it considerably more likely that patients learn about innovative and unproven therapies.  The mobilizing power of social networking means that unprecedented pressures can be applied on politicians and research funders to expand access to procedures for which there is little scientific support.  It allows patients a greater platform to challenge health care policies, research priorities and rulings.  Decision makers need to better engage the public, and not necessarily through social media, within the governance of the healthcare system and to be better able to justify decisions.  Health services and policy researchers need to develop better tools for analyzing social media (particularly trends in health conversations).

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Going online doesn’t have to be only about chatting with colleagues and patients. Experts give insights into techniques to tap into the power of social media.

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