How is Canadians' mental health affected by COVID-19: visual analytics of social media text

抑郁和焦虑是影响劳动力中其他有能力和有生产力的成员的最常见的精神疾病之一。COVID-19封锁条件导致的不确定性和隔离给心理健康资源带来了压力，并阻止了最常见的支持形式，即面对面。封锁条件可能会加剧人们的心理健康状况，使他们在实际距离和在家工作的情况下生产能力下降。 COVID-19封城对人群心理健康的影响程度仅作非正式及零星的评估，因为其所需的研究需要更多时间，且在实际距离生效期间无法进行。 我们提出的研究旨在通过利用社交媒体来阐明上述未知因素，社交媒体被大部分人口用作沟通，社交和支持的手段，包括患有精神健康障碍的个人。

Depression and anxiety are among the most common mental illnesses that affect otherwise capable and productive members of the workforce. The uncertainty and isolation, induced by COVID-19 lockdown conditions, puts a strain on mental health resources and prevents the most common form of support, which is in-person. Lockdown conditions may exacerbate peoples' mental health condition and render them less capable of being productive under physical distancing and work from home. The extent of the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the mental health of the population has been assessed only informally and anecdotally, as it requires research that both requires more time and that is infeasible to perform while physical distancing is in effect. Our proposed research intends to shed light on the above unknown by tapping into social media, which are used as a means of communication, socialization and support by a large fraction of the population, including individuals with mental health disorders.