Potential use of text classification tools as signatures of suicidal behavior: A proof-of-concept study using Virginia Woolf's personal writings.

BACKGROUND:The present study analyzes the feasibility of text classification to predict individual suicidal behavior. Entries from Virginia Woolf's diaries and letters were used to assess whether a text classification algorithm could identify written patterns associated with suicide. METHODS:Th...

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Main Authors: Gabriela de Ávila Berni, Francisco Diego Rabelo-da-Ponte, Diego Librenza-Garcia, Manuela V Boeira, Márcia Kauer-Sant'Anna, Ives Cavalcante Passos, Flávio Kapczinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6200194?pdf=render