Stanford neuroscientists: Teen mental health problems can be predicted by speech patterns. Here’s what to watch for

Computer language models, which analyze what children say during stressful events, are better at predicting their future mental health than a panel of experts in the field. That’s the finding from a new study published in Nature Mental Health. Researchers ran recorded audio interviews of more than 200 children—ages 9 to 13 (on average 11 years old)—through four natural language processing models, asking the kids to speak about stressful events in their personal lives. The result...