Summary of A Bert-based Summarization Approach For Depression Detection, by Hossein Salahshoor Gavalan et al.
A BERT-Based Summarization approach for depression detection
by Hossein Salahshoor Gavalan, Mohmmad Naim Rastgoo, Bahareh Nakisa
First submitted to arxiv on: 13 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper proposes a machine learning-based approach for detecting depression indicators from text data, leveraging virtual agents programmed with clinically validated questionnaires. BERT-based models are used to convert text into numerical representations, enhancing the precision of depression diagnosis. The study also introduces a text summarization preprocessing technique to reduce input text length and complexity, which improves detection accuracy. The proposed framework achieved an F1-score of 0.67 on the test set and 0.81 on the validation set, surpassing previous benchmarks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Depression is a serious mental disorder that can have severe consequences if left untreated. Researchers are trying to find new ways to detect depression earlier, so it can be treated more effectively. One promising approach uses artificial intelligence to analyze text data from interviews with people who may be depressed. The researchers used a special type of AI called BERT to understand the meaning of what people say and do. This helped them develop a better way to diagnose depression. They also found that summarizing the text they analyzed made it even more accurate. Their method worked really well, beating previous results in detecting depression. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Bert » F1 score » Machine learning » Precision » Summarization
