AI predicts PTSD risk based on stories about what brought patients to the emergency room

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A study found that an AI tool can analyze patients' accounts of the injuries that brought them to emergency rooms to estimate their risk of later developing PTSD. The research applies artificial intelligence to potential mental-health screening after traumatic events.

An AI tool can analyze patients' narratives about injuries that sent them to the emergency room to predict who will later develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study found.