# What Does Text Mining of Reddit Forums Reveal About Factors Surrounding Mental Health in Singapore?

**Authors:** Charles Alba, Abel Beng Heng Ang, Vahid Abbasian, Gerard Chung

PMC · DOI: 10.2196/72959 · Journal of Medical Internet Research · 2025-10-31

## TL;DR

Text mining of Reddit posts in Singapore highlights key mental health issues like loneliness and access to care.

## Contribution

Identifies 10 themes from Reddit data, emphasizing factors like loneliness and education challenges in Singapore's mental health discourse.

## Key findings

- Loneliness and access to affordable mental health care were the most prevalent themes.
- Discussions on social isolation and emotional struggles are increasing.
- Education challenges and access to mental health support were also significant themes.

## Abstract

Text mining of mental health-related posts from Singapore-based Reddit communities uncovered 10 themes, with loneliness, access to affordable mental health care, and education challenges emerging as the most prevalent, alongside rising discussions on social isolation and emotional struggles, as well as access to mental health support and services.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Anxiety (MESH:D001007), COVID-19 (MESH:D000086382), depression (MESH:D003866)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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