Culture, Clicks, and Crisis
A Global Infodemiology of Mental Health Searches in Online Arts and Entertainment Spaces
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19274668 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J V Cleofas (0000-0001-9203-0212, De La Salle University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 207640251415505-207640251415505 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7640 • E-ISSN: 1741-2854 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00207640251415505 |
| PMID | 41589075 |
| OpenAlex | W7125820507 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 44 |
Background: The arts play a critical role in shaping public opinion and policy discourse around mental health. This study examined global public interest in mental health topics within the Arts & Entertainment (A&E) category of Google searches, focusing on temporal trends, inter-topic associations, and country-level clustering. Methods: Using a descriptive infodemiological design, monthly Relative Search Volumes (RSVs) for seven topics (2004–2025) were analyzed with time-series decomposition, ARIMA forecasting, correlation networks, and Latent Profile Analysis. Results: Results showed generally stable A&E search trends with COVID-19 spikes; searches for ADHD and anxiety increased, while schizophrenia declined. Significant seasonalities were found for ADHD, BD, MDD, schizophrenia, and mental health. Two A&E topic clusters emerged—(1) everyday mental health and (2) crisis-related concerns —with negative inter-cluster correlations. Country-level analyses revealed two A&E search clusters. Conclusion: A&E-focused infodemiology provides novel insights into cultural, temporal, and geographic patterns of arts-related mental health public interest and information seeking in the digital space
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