'Big data' in mental health research: current status and emerging possibilities.

Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2016)

We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the use of different types of data and the challenges of big data in general. Current research output from big data is still predominantly determined by the information and resources available and there is a need to reverse the situation so that big data platforms are more driven by the needs of clinical services and service users.

Keyphrases

big data
mental health
artificial intelligence
machine learning
healthcare
current status
primary care
deep learning
mental illness
health insurance
african american