Implementation of Hamilton Rating Scale Depression Data Using Back Propagation Network and Echo STAE Neural Network (BPAESNN) Methods

Depression is a serious and widespread public health challenge. This paper propose neural network algorithm for faster learning of psychological depression data. Implementation of neural networks methods for depression data mining using back propagation algorithm (BPA) and Echo state neural network (ESNN) are presented. Experimental data were collected with 21 input variables and one output for working with artificial neural network (ANN). Using the data collected, the training patterns and test patterns are obtained. The input patterns are pre-processed and presented to the input layer of ANN In order to find the optimum number of nodes required in the hidden layer of an ANN, a method has been proposed, based on the change in the mean squared error dynamically, during the successive sets of iterations. The output of BPA is given as input to ESNN. The network trained with transformed vectors is seen to require the least computational effort. The work proves to be an efficient system for diagnosis of depression.