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Early detection of depression from online social media posts holds promise for providing timely mental health interventions. In this work, we present a high-quality, expert-annotated dataset of 1,017 social media posts labeled with…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Prajval Bolegave , Pushpak Bhattacharya

The increasing global prevalence of mental disorders, such as depression and PTSD, requires objective and scalable diagnostic tools. Traditional clinical assessments often face limitations in accessibility, objectivity, and consistency.…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-03 Abdelrahaman A. Hassan , Abdelrahman A. Ali , Aya E. Fouda , Radwa J. Hanafy , Mohammed E. Fouda

This paper compares the effectiveness of traditional machine learning methods, encoder-based models, and large language models (LLMs) on the task of detecting depression and anxiety. Five Russian-language datasets were considered, each…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Gleb Kuzmin , Petr Strepetov , Maksim Stankevich , Natalia Chudova , Artem Shelmanov , Ivan Smirnov

LLMs can estimate Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scores from speech in a zero-shot manner, but clinical deployment requires reliability across three dimensions: intra-model consistency, ASR robustness, and evidence…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Erfan Loweimi , Sofia de la Fuente Garcia , Samira Loveymi , Hadi Daneshvar , Saturnino Luz

Understanding how individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) describe cognitive experiences in their daily lives can offer valuable insights into disease-related cognitive and emotional changes. However, extracting such information from…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-11-13 Varada Khanna , Nilay Bhatt , Ikgyu Shin , Sule Tinaz , Yang Ren , Hua Xu , Vipina K. Keloth

Depression is a major global public health challenge and its early identification is crucial. Social media data provides a new perspective for depression detection, but existing methods face limitations such as insufficient accuracy,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-01-12 Yukun Yang

AI systems in healthcare research have shown potential to increase patient throughput and assist clinicians, yet progress is constrained by limited access to real patient data. To address this issue, we present a zero-shot, knowledge-guided…

Perinatal depression (PND) affects 1 in 5 mothers, with 85% lacking support. Digital health tools offer early identification and prevention, potentially reducing PND risk by over 50% and improving engagement. Despite high interest, user…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2025-05-13 Rachel L. Wiley , Jim Schwoebel , Joel Shor , Bindu Chanagala , Matias Caccia , Adolfo M. García , Sheehan D. Fisher , Martin G. Frasch

Depression poses significant challenges to patients and healthcare organizations, necessitating efficient assessment methods. Existing paradigms typically focus on a patient-doctor way that overlooks multi-role interactions, such as family…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Zhiyuan Zhou , Jilong Liu , Sanwang Wang , Shijie Hao , Yanrong Guo , Richang Hong

Depression is a widespread mental health disorder, and clinical interviews are the gold standard for assessment. However, their reliance on scarce professionals highlights the need for automated detection. Current systems mainly employ…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-03-04 Linhai Zhang , Ziyang Gao , Deyu Zhou , Yulan He

Advances in large language models (LLMs) have enabled a wide range of applications. However, depression prediction is hindered by the lack of large-scale, high-quality, and rigorously annotated datasets. This study introduces DepressLLM,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-08-13 Sehwan Moon , Aram Lee , Jeong Eun Kim , Hee-Ju Kang , Il-Seon Shin , Sung-Wan Kim , Jae-Min Kim , Min Jhon , Ju-Wan Kim

Depression places substantial pressure on mental health services, and many people describe their experiences outside clinical settings in high-volume user-generated text (e.g., online forums and social media). Automatically identifying…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Eliseo Bao , Anxo Perez , David Otero , Javier Parapar

Among the many challenges mothers undergo after childbirth, postpartum depression (PPD) is a severe condition that significantly impacts their mental and physical well-being. Consequently, the rapid detection of ppd and their associated…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-08-15 Silvia García-Méndez , Francisco de Arriba-Pérez

Advances in large language models (LLMs) have empowered a variety of applications. However, there is still a significant gap in research when it comes to understanding and enhancing the capabilities of LLMs in the field of mental health. In…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-01-30 Xuhai Xu , Bingsheng Yao , Yuanzhe Dong , Saadia Gabriel , Hong Yu , James Hendler , Marzyeh Ghassemi , Anind K. Dey , Dakuo Wang

Psychological support hotlines serve as critical lifelines for crisis intervention but encounter significant challenges due to rising demand and limited resources. Large language models (LLMs) offer potential support in crisis assessments,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-12-19 Guifeng Deng , Shuyin Rao , Tianyu Lin , Anlu Dai , Pan Wang , Junyi Xie , Haidong Song , Ke Zhao , Dongwu Xu , Zhengdong Cheng , Tao Li , Haiteng Jiang

Difficult-to-treat depression (DTD) has been proposed as a broader and more clinically comprehensive perspective on a person's depressive disorder where despite treatment, they continue to experience significant burden. We sought to develop…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-02-13 Isabelle Lorge , Dan W. Joyce , Niall Taylor , Alejo Nevado-Holgado , Andrea Cipriani , Andrey Kormilitzin

Anxiety and depression are the most common mental health issues worldwide, affecting a non-negligible part of the population. Accordingly, stakeholders, including governments' health systems, are developing new strategies to promote early…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-12-24 Francisco de Arriba-Pérez , Silvia García-Méndez

Depression, anxiety, and stress are widespread mental health concerns that increasingly drive individuals to seek information from Large Language Models (LLMs). This study investigates how eight LLMs (Claude Sonnet, Copilot, Gemini Pro,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-08-18 Arya VarastehNezhad , Reza Tavasoli , Soroush Elyasi , MohammadHossein LotfiNia , Hamed Farbeh

Substance use disorder (SUD) poses a major concern due to its detrimental effects on health and society. SUD identification and treatment depend on a variety of factors such as severity, co-determinants (e.g., withdrawal symptoms), and…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-03-20 Maria Mahbub , Gregory M. Dams , Sudarshan Srinivasan , Caitlin Rizy , Ioana Danciu , Jodie Trafton , Kathryn Knight

Major Depressive Disorder and anxiety disorders affect millions globally, contributing significantly to the burden of mental health issues. Early screening is crucial for effective intervention, as timely identification of mental health…