169. Natural Language Processing Analysis of Psychiatric Progress Notes: An Innovative Approach to Real-Time Unbiased Construct Quantification

Objective quantification of psychiatric symptoms is crucial for both research and clinical care. Despite the existence of various psychometric evaluation methods (e.g. questionnaires, standardized interviews), these tools remain underutilized. Recent advancements in natural language processing (NLP) offer a novel and unbiased approach to analyzing medical records. Furthermore, transdiagnostic symptom- and construct-based psychiatric evaluations have become increasingly relevant for elucidating molecular brain alterations.

Source: Biological Psychiatry - April 29, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jonathan Vogelgsang, Vincent Holstein, Shu Dan, Joshua Abston, Tom McCoy, Torsten Klengel, Kerry Ressler, Sabina Berretta Source Type: research