Advancement In Psychiatry

Technology has opened up a new frontier in mental health support.

- Sheetal Bidkar

Some of the smartphone-based tools that include apps, webinars and online self-help groups are proving to be quite popular because it connects patients, families and healthcare professionals.

Let’s take a look on more specific tools and techniques:

Machine learning algorithm: It can predict an individual’s likelihood for developing psychosis based on their speech patterns. This tool can predict whether an at-risk person will develop psychosis with 90% accuracy. The algorithm is based on an observation technique that notes specific yet subtle linguistic differences that occur in patients at risk of psychosis.