The MoodCapture smartphone app that leverages AI and facial-image processing software can determine when a user is depressed based on their facial cues. The app, developed by Dartmouth College researchers, could pave the way for early diagnoses and real-time digital mental-health support.
The app was 75% accurate in detecting symptoms in a study of 177 individuals with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. This study also shows that we may be able to make depression detection more accessible by embedding it into the fabric of daily technology use without requiring explicit user input or clinical visits.
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