Videra Publishes PHQ-V and GAD-V: Video-Based Versions of Standard Depression and Anxiety Screens

For decades, screening for depression and anxiety has meant the same two paper questionnaires used in clinics everywhere. In foundational research published in Applied Sciences, Videra Health’s team introduced video-based versions of both: the PHQ-V and GAD-V. Instead of checking boxes, patients simply talk to a camera about how they’re doing, and the AI estimates their questionnaire scores from what they say and how they say it.

Built and tested using more than 6,400 video responses from nearly 1,300 participants, the models’ estimates closely matched the traditional questionnaires. Most striking: in more than half the cases where the two approaches disagreed, the video assessment picked up warning signs that patients had understated on their own self-report. In other words, listening to how someone talks can catch struggles that checkbox forms miss. That insight is at the core of Videra’s platform today.

Read the full paper in Applied Sciences.