Depression is a common but serious illness. Each year almost 7 percent of U.S. adults experience a major depressive disorder. Depression also affects our youth--3 percent of 13- to 18-year-olds have experienced a seriously debilitating depressive disorder. One in 10 adolescents aged 16 to 17 had a major depressive episode in the past year. One in five young adults aged 18 to 25 (18.7 percent) have experienced some form of mental illness in the past year. An estimated 23.1 million Americans (8.9 percent) needed treatment for a problem related to drugs or alcohol. People with depression, other mental disorders, or a substance abuse disorder are at risk for suicide. Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S. and for every death by suicide, there are 25 attempts. Unfortunately, up to half of all people with mental illnesses and 90 percent of people who have a substance use disorder do not get the treatment they need. There are steps we can take to make a difference. Mental illness is treatable and the vast majority of Americans who have experienced mental illness recover and live happy, productive lives. They are our friends, neighbors, and families.
We Must Take Actions
Mindtis can read your mind and help you maintain mental wellness!
What is Mindtis?
Mintiest is an emotion recognition system which integrates machine learning techniques and the use of a web application to classify positive and negative emotions based on EEG brainwave data and provide visualizations of results and emotion-based recommendations. Our system achieved over 80% accuracy in predicting emotions, and our goal to provide the users ability to monitor, analyze, and visualize their emotions was accomplished.