Medical Xpress October 13, 2025
Mental disorders are among the leading causes of disability worldwide, with severe consequences for individuals, their families, and society at large. Detecting mental disorders typically requires resource-intensive clinical interviews conducted by specialists. In addition, there is a global shortage of trained therapists. In the early stages of a mental disorder, when interventions are most effective, artificial intelligence could significantly improve diagnosis and treatment.
AI systems could support therapists by analyzing subtle signals in patients’ language, facial expressions, and choice of words. Training such systems, however, requires highly sensitive data from real therapy sessions. Speech and video data can reveal patient identities, and models trained on such data risk memorizing and unintentionally exposing personal information.
Researchers at the Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing...
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