Promising Directions of Using NLP for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Assessment

This article is part 1 of a series sharing the initial results and directions of Omdena's AI challenge on PTSD treatment with 34 engineers and enthusiasts collaborating. Millions of people suffer from PTSD around the world due to various kinds of traumatic events. Professional help is difficult to find when needed in particular areas, which makes it sometimes impossible for the patient to overcome the trauma they live in. This is why Christoph von Toggenburg reached out to Omdena for leverage AI and community collaboration. Before we dive in deeper let's first understand what PTSD is and how professional psychiatrists treat it.