<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>A research team from the University of South Florida (USF) has developed an AI system that can identify post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children.</li><li>The AI system analyzes subtle facial muscle movements to detect PTSD symptoms in children who may struggle to communicate their distress through traditional methods like interviews and questionnaires.</li><li>The AI system extracts non-identifiable metrics such as eye gaze, mouth curvature, and head position from video footage to respect privacy and ethical boundaries.</li><li>While still in early stages, the AI tool is seen as a clinical augmentation to help therapists pick up on emotional signals that trained professionals might miss in real time, potentially transforming mental health diagnostics for children.</li></ul>

AI to Track Facial Expressions to Detect PTSD Symptoms in Children

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