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Are you TERRIBLE at dating apps? It could be a hidden sign of a common mental condition...

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Gone are the days of simply meeting people in the pub or through friends and when Hinge was merely a joint attached to a door. Instead, we're forced to swipe right endlessly to search for our soulmate. But with two million Brits estimated to be living with undiagnosed ADHD, being unlucky in love online could be a potential sign of the condition, new research suggests. Experts found over a fifth of singletons with the mental health condition are more likely to be feel overwhelmed by dating apps than non-ADHD daters. According to the probe, by dating app Hinge, three in four ADHD daters also report feeling misunderstood using them.


Probing Human Minds to Uncover Underlying Mental Conditions with AI

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Every stage of life is impacted by mental health diseases, which range from dementia to schizophrenia. The World Health Organization estimates that one in eight people worldwide suffer from a mental condition and that poor mental health costs the world economy $1 trillion in lost productivity each year. Effective treatment for mental health illnesses depends on an early and precise diagnosis, just like it does for many illnesses. Nevertheless, unlike, for instance, a heart attack, which can be detected through tests that detect particular signs or "biomarkers" linked with the disorder, no clear-cut biomarkers for mental health issues have yet been identified. This is due to the intricate interplay of factors that causes mental diseases, such as heredity, biological predisposition, and unfavorable living circumstances.


Suicidal Text Analysis Using NLP

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It is estimated that each year many people, most of whom are teenagers and young adults die by suicide worldwide. Suicide receives special attention with many countries developing national strategies for prevention. It is found that, social media is one of the most powerful tool from where we can analyze the text and estimate the chances of suicidal thoughts. Using nlp we can analyze twitter and reddit texts monitor the actions of that person. The most difficult part to prevent suicide is to detect and understand the complex risk factors and warning signs that may lead to suicide.


10 Uses of Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health

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Mental illnesses affect 15.5% of the global population. They're the leading cause of disability-adjusted life years, accounting for 37% of healthy years lost from non-communicable diseases. Even worse, mental health conditions are on the rise, with some estimates putting the costs to the global economy up to $16 trillion between 2010 and 2030 if global healthcare systems can't tackle the problem. More than half of all mental illnesses remain untreated, leading to worsening mental conditions, chronic physical health problems, job stability issues, homelessness, trauma, and suicide. Understaffed and underfunded healthcare systems are unable to cope with this mental health crisis, and that's where technology can help alleviate the burden of mental illness on society by helping clinicians diagnose and treat mental conditions while giving patients tools to better manage their conditions on a daily basis.