A multimodal dialog approach to mental state characterization in clinically depressed, anxious, and suicidal populations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rise of depression, anxiety, and suicide rates has led to increased demand for telemedicine-based mental health screening and remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions to alleviate the burden on, and enhance the efficiency of, mental health practitioners. Multimodal dialog systems (MDS) that conduct on-demand, structured interviews offer a scalable and cost-effective solution to address this need.

Objective

This study evaluates the feasibility of a cloud based MDS agent, Tina, for mental state characterization in participants with depression, anxiety, and suicide risk.

Method

Sixty-eight participants were recruited through an online health registry and completed 73 sessions, with 15 (20.6%), 21 (28.8%), and 26 (35.6%) sessions screening positive for dep

SUBMITTER: Cohen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10520716 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature