The project, funded by Department of Defense, could help clinicians detect severe mental health conditions, like suicidal impulses, in their earlier stages.
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University of Minnesota researchers are searching for electrical signals in the brain that could provide earlier warnings about severe depression and suicidal impulses. Doctors already use proven questionnaires to identify depression, but lack reliable tools to determine which patients are at risk for self-harm, said Dr. Alik Widge, a U psychiatrist who is leading the project — called Fast, .