High levels of pandemic-induced anxiety, depression observed in social media posts As we interact more - and more often - with our digital technologies, those interactions tell us a lot about who we are. Can we analyze behaviour on social media for mental health insights? Researchers Munmun De Choudhury and Koustuv Saha discuss their latest study of the psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as gleaned from Twitter. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Dec 04, 2020 4:39 PM ET | Last Updated: December 4, 2020 New research suggests signs of anxiety, depression, stress, as well as support-seeking expressions have significantly increased during the COVID-19 period as compared to similar data from 2019.(KieferPix / Shutterstock)