PTSD: New Detection System - Speech

AI Identifies PTSD Based on Snippets of Speech

Source:  US Army

Medical Tech Breakthrough from NYU School of Medicine
Researchers at the New York University School of Medicine have invented a new, objective AI system to identify patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).  This disease is notoriously difficult and time consuming to diagnose.  Doctors have relied on one-on-one conversations with patients and self-referrals.

Speech Tech Identifier
The NYU team used recorded interviews with 53 veterans with PTSD and 78 without the disorder.  The recordings were processed by software into "short spurts of talk".  An algorithm analyzed the spurts for factors associated with PTSD like unclear speech and a lifeless, metallic tone.  The system identified the disorder with 89% accuracy.

New, Accurate Test
Progress to develop an objective test like the NYU one has been elusive until now.  The NYU system is a specialty designed computer program enabled by artificial intelligence.  It identifies PTSD by analyzing voices.

PTSD is a Big Problem
More than 70% of adults globally have been exposed to a traumatic event at least one time in their lives.  12% of people in some of the world's less developed countries have PTSD.  They experience strong, persistent distress when reminded of  triggering traumatic events.  For a book on the latest new medical innovations, check out my "List of Top Medical Innovations" for a free borrow or sample read at  amazon.com/author/ekane   book code ASIN: B07Q8WK98N   The NYU new test was just published in the journal Depression and Anxiety.



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