Table 3.
Posts and new users as a function of year.
| 2008 (Oct–Dec) | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 (Jan–May) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | 188 | 529 | 1948 | 4292 | 15,787 | 25,187 | 4973 |
| Bipolar disorder | 33 | 59 | 662 | 1281 | 9071 | 11,628 | 2095 |
| Generalised anxiety disorder | 15 | 64 | 84 | 548 | 2655 | 2770 | 762 |
| Social anxiety | 17 | 30 | 58 | 329 | 1062 | 558 | 90 |
| Panic disorder | 0 | 14 | 15 | 127 | 98 | 203 | 50 |
| OCDa | N/A | 1 | 8 | 25 | 90 | 90 | 1 |
| Borderline personality disordera | N/A | N/A | 32 | 229 | 343 | 660 | 99 |
| Eating disordera | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 512 | 142 | 153 |
| Caring for someone with a mental health problem | 4 | 44 | 117 | 346 | 1356 | 575 | 115 |
| General (Chit chat, Creative corner, Having a laugh, Suggestion Box) | 128 | 159 | 414 | 855 | 16,893 | 18,438 | 1893 |
| Total posts each year | 385 | 900 | 3338 | 8032 | 47,867 | 60,251 | 10,231 |
| Total new users each year | 45 | 207 | 453 | 576 | 734 | 622 | 295 |
a
The OCD, borderline personality and eating disorder forums were commenced on 1 June 2009, 1 March 2010 and 30 July 2012.