A machine learning ensemble to predict treatment outcomes following an Internet intervention for depression

Pearson, Rahel; Pisner, Derek; Meyer, Björn; Shumake, Jason; Beevers, Christopher G.

doi:10.1017/s003329171800315x

A machine learning ensemble to predict treatment outcomes following an Internet intervention for depression

Background Some Internet interventions are regarded as effective treatments for adult depression, but less is known about who responds to this form of treatment. Method An elastic net and random forest were trained to predict depression symptoms and related disability after an 8-week course of an…