Prediction and Modelling of Suicidal Mental Tendencies
Suicide remains a pressing public health concern worldwide, necessitating effective predictive and preventive strategies. Predicting suicidal tendencies is a complex endeavor, as it involves multifaceted interactions between biological, psychological, and environmental factors. Advances in computational modeling and machine learning have provided promising avenues for understanding and forecasting these tendencies. Such models often integrate clinical data, including psychiatric history, symptom severity, and demographic information, with biological markers and psychosocial variables. The objective of our work is to identify patterns and risk factors that may indicate heightened suicidal risk. Ongoing research seeks to refine predictive models, incorporate real-time monitoring, and develop targeted interventions, aiming to reduce the incidence of suicide and provide timely support to those at risk. The application of suicide text analysis extends to user-friendly interfaces, allowing individuals to input text, receive predictions, and access relevant support. The analysis involves preprocessing techniques such as text normalization, stop-word removal, and stemming to enhance the quality of input data. Various machine learning algorithms, ranging from Naive Bayes to sophisticated ensemble methods, are explored to determine their effectiveness in predicting suicidal ideation.
Authors
- Sunitha Guruprasad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7155-8058)
- Arun Rao
- Shreeraksha
- K Shivani
- S N Varsha
- K Yashoda
Institutions
- M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (IN)
- St. Joseph Dental College (IN)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/discover62353.2024.10750643
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.51