AI Summary

An AI tool can examine patients’ narratives about the injuries that brought them to the emergency department and predict which individuals are likely to develop post‑traumatic stress disorder later on. Approximately 43 million people are admitted to U.S. emergency departments each year with physical injuries, and past research indicates that more than a quarter of these patients go on to develop PTSD. The emergency department therefore offers a critical point for early detection, but clinicians often lack the time needed to administer conventional screening questionnaires.

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