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The recent explosion of internet searches suggests that mining search databases yields unique information on public interest in mental health disorders, which is a significantly more affordable approach than population health studies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to investigate seasonal patterns of internet mental health queries in Ontario, Canada.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Weekly data on health queries in Ontario from Google Trends were downloaded for a 5-year period (2012-2017) for the terms \u201cschizophrenia,\u201d \u201cautism,\u201d \u201cbipolar,\u201d \u201cdepression,\u201d \u201canxiety,\u201d \u201cOCD\u201d (obsessive-compulsive disorder), and \u201csuicide.\u201d Control terms were overall search 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