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Mental health condition can be seen through facial appearances
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Abstract
Mental health is essential to all of us. Research has shown that facial appearance can hold cues for symptoms of depression, and perceived mental health reflects actual mental health. However, little research shows the relationship between people's judgments of mental health conditions and facial appearances. Here we will discuss the relationship between mental health and facial appearance. We will collect photos of faces under different mental conditions and let observers rate their mental health scores. Moreover, we will also measure the observers' mental health condition to see whether people with mental illness can accurately judge faces under the same condition.
Keywords
facial appearance, mental health, mood disorders, personality disorders
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Wang,Y. (2023). Mental health condition can be seen through facial appearances. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,15,40-45.
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