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arXiv CS.AI·May 26·5 min read
Automated Detection and Classification of Delusion-related Content in Naturalistic Audio Diaries Using Multi-Agent Language Models
TL;DR
Mental health professionals struggle to identify delusional content in audio diaries, which can hinder effective treatment. A multi-agent language model pipeline was developed to automatically detect and classify delusion-related language in these recordings.
✦ Why It Matters
Engineers can leverage this automated pipeline to enhance mental health diagnostics and treatment monitoring.
Key Takeaways
- Implement multi-agent LLMs for automated content analysis.
- Use majority voting to improve classification accuracy.
- Focus on detailed prompts to reduce false positives.
- Explore applications in mental health diagnostics.
Full Summary
Identifying delusional content in naturalistic audio diaries is crucial for understanding mental health conditions, yet manual analysis is time-consuming and subjective. A novel automated pipeline using multi-agent large language models (LLMs) was created to extract language indicative of delusional beliefs, emotional responses, and behaviors from audio diary transcripts.
The methodology involved evaluating an ensemble of three foundation models and employing detailed diagnostic prompts to enhance classification accuracy. Results showed that majority voting among agents improved performance, achieving a Micro F1 score of 0.872 for detecting delusions and 0.779 for classification.
The study highlights the importance of avoiding premature consensus in agent discussions, which can lead to inaccuracies. This validated pipeline offers a scalable solution for mental health professionals to automate the detection of delusional content in speech.