Scientists have long tried to pin down the exact relationship between depression and language, and technology is helping us get closer to a full picture. ... https://www.alternet.org/people-depression-use-language-differently-heres-how-spot-it ... * published in Clinical Psychological Science * computerised text analysis methods * personal essays * diary entries * Cobain * Plath * natural language * negative emotions * significantly more first person singular pronouns * significantly fewer * more reliable * rumination * social isolation * Absolutist words * Mumsnet * StudentRoom * anxiety * depression forums * suicidal ideation forums * recovery forums * more likely to have them again * machine learning * classify a variety of mental health conditions * already outperforming * are now living with depression * Mohammed Al-Mosaiwi * University of Reading * The Conversation * original article