Computer programs may be able to identify individuals most at risk of anxiety, mood disorders
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 06:00
in Psychology & Sociology
(Medical Xpress) -- Computer programs can be taught to differentiate between the brain scans of healthy adolescents and those most at risk of developing psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and depression, according to research published yesterday in the open access journal PLoS ONE. The research suggests that it may be possible to design programs that can accurately predict which at-risk adolescents will subsequently develop these disorders.