DEPRESSION INTENSITY PREDICTION AND PREVENTION VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
Mental health disorders, particularly depression, constitute a major global health crisis, affecting approximately 280 million individuals worldwide. Conventional diagnostic routes rely on subjective clinical interviews and self-report instruments, which are prone to social desirability bias and accessibility barriers. This paper presents SereneMind — a browser-based, real-time AI framework that continuously monitors a user's emotional and behavioral state through two complementary modalities: (1) a fine-grained facial landmark analysis pipeline built on Google MediaPipe's FaceLandmarker and HandLandmarker models, and (2) a Gemini-AI driven natural language reasoning engine that interprets blendshape metrics in clinical context. The system extracts seven facial action unit proxies — Smile Score, Eye Openness, Blink Detection, Brow Furrow, Inner Brow Raise, Mouth Frown, and Head Orientation — plus Hand Presence detection, aggregating them into a weighted depression intensity score (Low / Moderate / High). The React + Vite + TypeScript front-end streams 30 fps webcam data, maintains a rolling 50-frame history, and renders live sparkline trend charts. Validation across 40 diverse test scenarios yields an 87.5% overall accuracy, with text-grounded AI insights reaching 91.3% contextual reliability. The platform is fully privacy-preserving — all processing occurs client-side with no biometric data leaving the device — making it a clinically responsible, low-barrier screening auxiliary.
Nemade, K. M., Patil, V. B., Bonde, P. Y. & Jadhav, G. J. (2026). Depression Intensity Prediction and Prevention Via Social Media. International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, 02(04). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i4.615
Nemade, Khushbu, et al.. "Depression Intensity Prediction and Prevention Via Social Media." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, vol. 02, no. 04, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i4.615.
Nemade, Khushbu,Vaishnavi Patil,Pranjal Bonde, and Gayatri Jadhav. "Depression Intensity Prediction and Prevention Via Social Media." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology 02, no. 04 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i4.615.
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