Explosion of research on psychopathology and social media use after COVID-19:A scientometric study  

作　　者：Meng-Di Zhang Rong-Quan He Jia-Yuan Luo Wan-Ying Huang Jing-Yu Wei Jian Dai Hong Huang Zhen Yang Jin-Liang Kong Gang Chen 

机构地区：[1]Department of Pathology,The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University,Nanning 530021,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,China [2]Department of Medical Oncology,The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University,Nanning 530021,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,China [3]Department of Clinical Psychology,Jiangbin Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,Nanning 530021,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,China [4]Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University,Nanning 530021,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Psychiatry》2024年第5期742-759,共18页世界精神病学杂志

基　　金：Supported by Guangxi Higher Education Undergraduate Teaching Reform Project,No.2022JGA146;Guangxi Educational Science Planning Key Project,No.2022ZJY2791;Guangxi Medical University Key Textbook Construction Project,No.Gxmuzdjc2223;Guangxi Medical High-Level Key Talents Training“139”Program.

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Despite advances in research on psychopathology and social media use,no comprehensive review has examined published papers on this type of research and considered how it was affected by the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)outbreak.AIM To explore the status of research on psychopathology and social media use before and after the COVID-19 outbreak.METHODS We used Bibliometrix(an R software package)to conduct a scientometric analysis of 4588 relevant studies drawn from the Web of Science Core Collection,PubMed,and Scopus databases.RESULTS Such research output was scarce before COVID-19,but exploded after the pandemic with the publication of a number of high-impact articles.Key authors and institutions,located primarily in developed countries,maintained their core positions,largely uninfluenced by COVID-19;however,research production and collaboration in developing countries increased significantly after COVID-19.Through the analysis of keywords,we identified commonly used methods in this field,together with specific populations,psychopathological conditions,and clinical treatments.Researchers have devoted increasing attention to gender differences in psychopathological states and linked COVID-19 strongly to depression,with depression detection becoming a new trend.Developments in research on psychopathology and social media use are unbalanced and uncoordinated across countries/regions,and more indepth clinical studies should be conducted in the future.CONCLUSION After COVID-19,there was an increased level of concern about mental health issues and a changing emphasis on social media use and the impact of public health emergencies.

关 键 词：PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Social media BIBLIOMETRICS Web of Science PUBMED SCOPUS 

分 类 号：R473.74[医药卫生—护理学]