Malaysia has seen a troubling rise in mental health challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
KUALA LUMPUR: Some mental health professionals in Malaysia are tapping artificial intelligence to detect early signs of depression.
With the app, users can simply scan a QR code and record a brief 90-second voice passage. It will then analyse the vocal characteristics, such as clarity, speech rate and tone, to generate a mental health report. Medical practitioners told CNA that the rise of such apps can boost mental health care in Malaysia, where there is currently a lack of qualified professionals.
Dr Prem Kumar Shanmugam, CEO of rehabilitation centre Solace Asia, said: “With the increase in awareness of mental health-related issues and the lack of clinicians, this huge gap has forced us to look at other options to get treatment.
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