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  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Medical Informatics
  • Computational Medicine

Background:

  • Depression treatment efficacy varies significantly among individuals.
  • Predicting treatment response is crucial for effective mental healthcare.
  • Electronic Health Records (EHRs) contain rich data for predictive modeling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the accuracy of machine learning (ML) models in predicting antidepressant treatment outcomes.
  • To identify key predictors of treatment response from longitudinal EHR data.
  • To explore the potential of ML for personalized psychiatric treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized EHR data from 808 depression patients over a 4-year period.
  • Defined treatment outcome as 'Recovering' or 'Worsening' based on PHQ-9 score trends over 6 months.
  • Applied multiple ML models (Logistic Regression, Naive Bayes, Random Forest, GBDT) and Shapley Additive Explanations.

Main Results:

  • Gradient Boosting Decision Tree (GBDT) model achieved the highest prediction accuracy (AUC: 0.7654).
  • Key predictors for 'Recovering' outcome included prior anxiety diagnosis, psychotherapy, recurrent depression, and baseline symptom severity.
  • Excluding patients with low baseline scores slightly reduced prediction accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • Machine learning models can effectively predict antidepressant treatment outcomes using longitudinal EHR data.
  • This predictive capability supports the development of personalized treatment strategies for psychiatric disorders.
  • The findings highlight the potential of ML to enhance patient management in mental health.