Action Recognition for Depression Assessment Using Deep Learning

Depression is the most prevalent mood disorder worldwide having a significant impact on well-being and functionality, and important personal, family and societal effects. The early and accurate detection of signs related to depression could have many benefits for both clinicians and affected individ

2025-06-28 16:30:08 - Adil Khan

Project Title

Action Recognition for Depression Assessment Using Deep Learning

Project Area of Specialization Artificial IntelligenceProject Summary

Depression is the most prevalent mood disorder worldwide having a significant impact on well-being and functionality, and important personal, family and societal effects. The early and accurate detection of signs related to depression could have many benefits for both clinicians and affected individuals. The present work aimed at developing and clinically testing a methodology able to detect visual signs of depression and support clinician decisions.

The project aims to make a system that helps assess depression through posture analysis of the patient. It will analyze certain postures of a patient that will help maintain a record and assess whether the person is having symptoms of depression or not.

Project Objectives Project Implementation Method

The project will be implemented using CNN (Convolution Neural Network ). The first step will be collection of dataset in the form of pictures and surveys. Then the project will be used to develop in such a way that it assess the postures of a person for set amount of days and predicts whether the symptoms indicate of depression in the person or not.   

Benefits of the Project

This project can help in medical field specially in clinical psychology. Psychologists could get help to maintain clinical record of the patients body postures which may help them assess more efficiently a patients symptoms specially when they are not around and the patient is alone.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

The final project aims to track the patient through a video and assess its postures by converting them into images and checking them with postures used to train the machine. It will check off a certain checklist then to assess teh body posture symtoms for certain amount of days in order to assess whether the patient holds the symptoms of depression or not. 

Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry MedicalOther IndustriesCore Technology Artificial Intelligence(AI)Other TechnologiesSustainable Development Goals Good Health and Well-Being for PeopleRequired Resources
Item Name Type No. of Units Per Unit Cost (in Rs) Total (in Rs)
Total in (Rs) 80000
Night Vision Camera Equipment2500010000
Web Cams Equipment230006000
HD Cameras Equipment12000020000
Kinect Device Equipment12000020000
Printing, Standees, Panaflex and other overheads Miscellaneous 11000010000
Graphic Cards Equipment11400014000

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