Psych AI: A LLM based Intelligent Bengali Mental Health Assistant
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.