Dr. Roy Perlis (Mass General Bringham, Boston) joins AJP Audio to discuss a machine learning model to examine electronic health records in individuals who had recently given birth designed to detect those who might develop postpartum depression. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin puts the rest of the June issue into context.

00:31 Perlis interview
02:56 Lack of validation in screening methods
04:03 Stumbling blocks on the road to validation
05:10 Synergy between screening scores and machine learning models
06:36 Issues with clinician adoption?
08:44 Administrative burden for running these models
10:38 Current clinical application
12:37 Screening without those with a history of depression
13:48 Limitations
15:30 Future research
17:26 Kalin interview
17:41 Clapp et al.
21:41 Kępińska et al.
25:19 Savitz et al.
25:25 Miller
28:38 Wall et al.

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