Einstein College Awarded $18M NIH Grant to Develop AI Tools for Mental Health Crisis Prediction
Albert Einstein College of Medicine received an $18 million NIH grant to create AI-based tools for predicting mental health crises using cognitive monitoring.
Key Details
- 1$18 million NIH grant awarded to Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
- 2Project aims to develop AI algorithms and digital cognitive assessment tools for predicting crises in severe mental illnesses (SMI) like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
- 3Study will recruit 1,500 psychiatric inpatients at McLean Hospital and follow 250 participants post-discharge.
- 4Tools will use real-time cognitive and symptom-monitoring data to forecast risk of crisis, hospitalization, and rehospitalization.
- 5The digital platform will be available at no cost to mental health professionals, expanding access.
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