Human-computer interactions predict mental health

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20179v1
• Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:00:39 GMT
• Title: Human-computer interactions predict mental health
• Authors: Veith Weilnhammer, Jefferson Ortega, David Whitney,
• Abstract summary: We show that human-computer interactions encode multiple dimensions of self-reported mental health.<n>We introduce MAILA, a MAchine-learning framework for Inferring Latent mental states from digital Activity.<n>We trained MAILA to predict 1.3 million mental-health self-reports from 20,000 cursor and touchscreen recordings recorded in 9,000 online participants.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Scalable assessments of mental illness, the leading driver of disability worldwide, remain a critical roadblock toward accessible and equitable care. Here, we show that human-computer interactions encode multiple dimensions of self-reported mental health and their changes over time. We introduce MAILA, a MAchine-learning framework for Inferring Latent mental states from digital Activity. We trained MAILA to predict 1.3 million mental-health self-reports from 20,000 cursor and touchscreen recordings recorded in 9,000 online participants. The dataset includes 2,000 individuals assessed longitudinally, 1,500 diagnosed with depression, and 500 with obsessive-compulsive disorder. MAILA tracks dynamic mental states along three orthogonal dimensions, generalizes across contexts, and achieves near-ceiling accuracy when predicting group-level mental health. The model translates from general to clinical populations, identifies individuals living with mental illness, and captures signatures of psychological function that are not conveyed by language. Our results demonstrate how everyday human-computer interactions can power passive, reliable, dynamic, and maximally scalable mental health assessments. The ability to decode mental states at zero marginal cost sets new benchmarks for precision medicine and public health, while raising important questions about privacy, agency, and autonomy online.

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