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  • 1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

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This study shows that analyzing smartphone typing patterns can help detect signs of depressive disorder (DD). Machine learning accurately identifies individuals with depressive tendencies based on their typing rhythm and metadata.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Machine Learning

Background:

  • Depressive disorder (DD) affects over 300 million globally, often hindered by stigma and subtle symptoms.
  • Psychomotor retardation in DD impacts daily activities, including mobile device interaction.
  • Mobile device usage offers a novel avenue for unobtrusive mental health screening.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a machine learning model for detecting depressive tendency using typing patterns.
  • To assess the correlation between typing behavior and self-reported depressive symptom severity (PHQ-9 scores).

Main Methods:

  • Passive collection of keystroke timing and typing metadata during natural smartphone use.
  • Extraction of statistical features from typing data.
  • Application of univariate and multivariate classification pipelines for subject discrimination.

Main Results:

  • The best model achieved an Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 0.89, with 0.82 sensitivity and 0.86 specificity.
  • Output probabilities from the model showed a significant correlation (>0.60) with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scores.
  • Typing patterns were effectively associated with psychomotor impairment linked to depressive tendency.

Conclusions:

  • Smartphone typing patterns offer a viable, unobtrusive method for monitoring depressive tendency.
  • This approach can aid in the early, high-frequency screening of individuals with potential depressive symptoms.
  • Machine learning analysis of typing behavior represents a promising tool in digital mental health monitoring.