Identifying Yalom’s group therapeutic factors in anonymous mental health discussions on Reddit: a mixed-methods analysis using large language models, topic modeling and human supervision
By grounding NLP-based analyses in a well-established therapeutic framework and incorporating human expertise, we demonstrate a transparent, scalable approach to examining large-scale online mental health data. These findings underscore the potential of online communities for enhancing peer-led mental health support, while emphasizing the importance of theoretical grounding in interpreting such digital spaces.
Authors
- Drin Ferizaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7132-7778)
- Sandra Strube‐Lahmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1110-7228)
- Julian Rubel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-6611)
- Nils Lahmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6934-5387)
- Christopher Lalk
Institutions
- Osnabrück University (DE)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- MSB Medical School Berlin (DE)
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (DE)
- University of Göttingen (DE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1503427
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health via Writing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.88
Funders
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin