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SUMMARY:Objective assessment of depression and its improvement - Szymon Fe
 dor
DTSTART:20161110T141500Z
DTEND:20161110T151500Z
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CONTACT:Gyuri Denes
DESCRIPTION:Depression is among the most prevalent and burdensome disorder
 s worldwide. It is a leading cause of disability for people aged 15-44 yea
 r\, resulting in almost 400 million disability days per year\, substantial
 ly more than most other physical and mental conditions. The World Health O
 rganization estimates that by 2030\, the amount of disability and life los
 t as a result of depression will be greater than that resulting from any o
 ther condition\, including accidents\, war\, suicide\, cancer\, and stroke
 . Many factors exacerbate the wide spread of depression\, including sympto
 matic and subjective diagnostic methods that are inaccurate and lack predi
 ctive ability\, incorrect prescription of treatments of which many have si
 gnificant side effects\, and lack of successful preventive measures. Curre
 nt approaches to assess depression are usually based on clinician rating s
 cales\, which were developed in the 1960s. The scales lack objectivity\, f
 ocus only on self-reported or outwardly demonstrated symptoms\, and requir
 e accurate communication\, all of which contribute to inaccuracy. Together
  with medical experts from Boston Hospitals and Harvard\, we have been con
 ducting several clinical trials where we continuously monitor physiology\,
  activity\, voice\, phone usage and sleep of depressed people while they u
 ndergo a therapy. Our aim is to enable early diagnosis of depression\, pre
 vention of depression\, assessment of depression for people who cannot com
 municate\, better assignment of a treatment\, early detection of treatment
  remission and response\, and anticipation of post-treatment relapse or re
 covery. In this presentation I will outline these studies and I will prese
 nt initial results. 
LOCATION:SS03 Meeting Room\, Computer Laboratory
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