Psych AI: A LLM based Intelligent Bengali Mental Health Assistant

November 19, 2024

Project ID: AIRG/2024/CSE/06/08

Funding Source: AUST Internal Research Grant

Project Awarded: 23rd October 2024

Principal Investigator:

Faisal Muhammad Shah

Associate Professor

CSE Department, AUST

 

Co-principal Investigator/s:

Ashek Seum

Lecturer (Grade-I)

CSE Department, AUST

 

Anup Kumar Sutradhar

Mental Health Counselor

AsoktoPurnarbasanSangstha (APOSH), Dinajpur Sadar Hospital, Dinajpur

 

Project Duration: 1 Year

Budget Approved: 500000

Expected Research Outcomes:

  • Development of a chatbot: The research will result in a functional chatbot trained to analyze text or audio input for signs of mental health issues like depression, anxiety, trauma, etc.
  • Depression screening and summary generation: The chatbot will assist psychologists in identifying potential mental disorder cases by providing insights and suggested talking points based on user interactions by generating a summary report.
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