Use of Machine-Learning Algorithms Based on Text, Audio and Video Data in the Prediction of Anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress in General and Clinical Populations: A Systematic Review

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Authors

  • Marketa Ciharova
  • Khadicha Amarti
  • Ward van Breda
  • Xianhua Peng
  • Rosa Lorente-Català
  • Burkhardt Funk
  • Mark Hoogendoorn
  • Nikolaos Koutsouleris
  • Paolo Fusar-Poli
  • Eirini Karyotaki
  • Pim Cuijpers
  • Heleen Riper

Research in machine learning (ML) algorithms using natural behavior (i.e., text, audio, and video data) suggests that these techniques could contribute to personalization in psychology and psychiatry. However, a systematic review of the current state of the art is missing. Moreover, individual studies often target ML experts who may overlook potential clinical implications of their findings. In a narrative accessible to mental health professionals, we present a systematic review conducted in 5 psychology and 2 computer science databases. We included 128 studies that assessed the predictive power of ML algorithms using text, audio, and/or video data in the prediction of anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder. Most studies (n = 87) were aimed at predicting anxiety, while the remainder (n = 41) focused on posttraumatic stress disorder. They were mostly published since 2019 in computer science journals and tested algorithms using text (n = 72) as opposed to audio or video. Studies focused mainly on general populations (n = 92) and less on laboratory experiments (n = 23) or clinical populations (n = 13). Methodological quality varied, as did reported metrics of the predictive power, hampering comparison across studies. Two-thirds of studies, which focused on both disorders, reported acceptable to very good predictive power (including high-quality studies only). The results of 33 studies were uninterpretable, mainly due to missing information. Research into ML algorithms using natural behavior is in its infancy but shows potential to contribute to diagnostics of mental disorders, such as anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder, in the future if standardization of methods, reporting of results, and research in clinical populations are improved.

Original languageEnglish
JournalBiological Psychiatry
Volume96
Issue number7
Pages (from-to)519-531
Number of pages13
ISSN0006-3223
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.10.2024

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© 2024 Society of Biological Psychiatry

    Research areas

  • Informatics - Anxiety, Audio, Machine Learning, Posttraumatic stress, Text, Video

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