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Applications of artificial intelligence−machine learning for detection of stress: a critical overview

Mentis, Alexios-Fotios A., Lee, Donghoon, Roussos, Panos·2024·Molecular Psychiatry

Abstract

Psychological distress is a major contributor to human physiology and pathophysiology, and it has been linked to several conditions, such as auto-immune diseases, metabolic syndrome, sleep disorders, and suicidal thoughts and inclination. Therefore, early detection and management of chronic stress is crucial for the prevention of several diseases. Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have promoted a paradigm shift in several areas of biomedicine including diagnosis, monitoring, and prognosis of disease. Here, our review aims to present some of the AI and ML applications for solving biomedical issues related to psychological stress. We provide several lines of evidence from previous studies highlighting that AI and ML have been able to predict stress and detect the brain normal states vs. abnormal states (notably, in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)) with accuracy around 90%. Of note, AI/ML-driven technology applied to identify ubiquitously present stress exposure may not reach its full potential, unless future analytics focus on detecting prolonged distress through such technology instead of merely assessing stress exposure. Moving forward, we propose that a new subcategory of AI methods called Swarm Intelligence (SI) can be used towards detecting stress and PTSD. SI involves ensemble learning techniques to efficiently solve a complex problem, such as stress detection, and it offers particular strength in clinical settings, such as privacy preservation. We posit that AI and ML approaches will be beneficial for the medical and patient community when applied to predict and assess stress levels. Last, we encourage additional research to bring AI and ML into the standard clinical practice for diagnostics in the not-too-distant future.

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Authors
Mentis, A.-F. A., Lee, D., & Roussos, P.
Affiliations
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
  • James J. Peters VA Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Mentis, Alexios-Fotios A.
Venue
Molecular Psychiatry
Published
2023-04-05
Volume
29
Issue
6
Pages
1882-1894
ISSN
  • 1359-4184 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-5578
OpenAlex
W4362641063
Cited by
75
References
140
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 6
FWCI
3.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Molecular Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Emotion and Mood Recognition
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
Keywords
stress detection, psychological distress, post-traumatic stress disorder, machine learning, artificial intelligence, swarm intelligence, ensemble learning, stress prediction, chronic stress, privacy preservation, diagnosis
MeSH terms
Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Humans, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Stress, Psychological

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