Hybrid Ensemble Fusion for Emotion-Linked Mental Health Screening: A Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study using Facial Expression and Textual Data
Mental health disorders remain a major global health burden, with the World Health Organization estimating that roughly 970 million people, or one in eight, were living with a mental health condition in 2019, a figure worsened by the 25% surge in anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. Traditional diagnost...