Depression can be predicted by using a medical quiz provided by Google search

The tech giant offers a verified psychological test in order for depressed people go get the necessary treatment for their condition

Getting proper help when feeling depressed and anxious can make a huge difference between living a happy life and a miserable one, as well as, in extreme cases, the difference from life and death.

Therefore, Google search has provided its users the chance of increasing the percentage of getting proper medical help, as the search engine currently provides an anonymous medically validated depression screening in order for the people to be able to estimate their own mental health status and get directed towards specialized medical institutions.

The questionnaire can provide useful insight that can further lead anyone to a suitable doctor. Moreover, the test was introduced as a useful tool for boosting mental disease awareness and promote incipient treatment, an effort that the internet giants do intensively nowadays due the fact that life-saving information are considered to be mandatory in times when depression is one of the main causes of death in modern societies.

Facebook and Instagram also develop AI systems created to detect suicidal posts, so that user can be redirected for emotional and medical support.

Fake news, inaccurate medical information and false medical claims are next on the Google’s black list for the near future.

Source: engadget.com