The new program may reveal depression better qualified specialists.
The results of a study analyzing 683 Facebook users who voluntarily took part in the experiment of scientists from the Digital Health Center named after them appeared.. Penna. In addition, 114 participants in this experiment live with diagnosed depression..
The algorithm, created by scientists, has revealed signs of depression among social network users better and more accurately than specialists have coped with..
The program paid attention to the content of posts published on the personal pages of the participants in the experiment..
Social networks can serve as a tool for monitoring and diagnosing mental illness, says Andrew Schwartz, one of the scientists who participated in the study..
Scientists want to improve the algorithm, offering him for analysis not only text posts, but also photos and data of smartphones.
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