3 papers
cs.CL2025
Navigating through the hidden embedding space: steering LLMs to improve mental health assessment
Federico Ravenda, Seyed Ali Bahrainian, Andrea Raballo +1
The rapid evolution of Large Language Models (LLMs) is transforming AI, opening new opportunities in sensitive and high-impact areas such as Mental Health (MH). Yet, despite these…
cs.CL2025
Are LLMs effective psychological assessors? Leveraging adaptive RAG for interpretable mental health screening through psychometric practice
Federico Ravenda, Seyed Ali Bahrainian, Andrea Raballo +2
In psychological practices, standardized questionnaires serve as essential tools for assessing mental health through structured, clinically-validated questions (i.e., items). While…
cs.HC2024
The Emotional Spectrum of LLMs: Leveraging Empathy and Emotion-Based Markers for Mental Health Support
Alessandro De Grandi, Federico Ravenda, Andrea Raballo +1
The increasing demand for mental health services has highlighted the need for innovative solutions, particularly in the realm of psychological conversational AI, where the availabi…