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31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

Facebook Diagnoses Alcohol Use Disorder in Undergraduates

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Cross-Cutting Theme Poster - Artificial Intelligence and Psychological Science

  • Sarah Sant'Ana
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • John Curtin
    University of Wisconsin-Madison

Abstract

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a prominent problem among college students yet most students are unaware of their hazardous drinking. Contemporary machine learning techniques were applied to Facebook data to diagnose collegiate AUD. Predictive signal within these data present Facebook as a viable, passive measure of AUD for early intervention.

Substance Use and Abuse

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