From professional equipment that can take "X-rays" of emotions, to new technologies that "massage" the brain, to 24-hour online artificial intelligence psychological models... a series of innovative achievements are entering clinics and campuses, providing more possibilities for intervening in adolescent mental health problems. Since this summer vacation, the number of adolescent visits to psychological clinics in many hospitals has increased. In the waiting area, most of the children lowered their heads and remained silent, while the parents next to them held onto registration forms and medical records with anxious expressions. Behind this anxiety is the long-standing dilemma faced by interventions for adolescent psychological problems: the lack of an objective "ruler" to find the crux of the problem, relying solely on subjective descriptions, and inevitably misjudging; I want to actively seek treatment, but I am worried about the side effects of medication; If you want to confide in someone, psychological counseling is expensive and difficult to find reliable professionals. Nowadays, with the advancement of technology, new tools and methods are emerging to solve the above-mentioned problems. From professional equipment that can take "X-rays" of emotions, to new technologies that "massage" the brain, to 24-hour online artificial intelligence psychological models... a series of innovative achievements are entering clinics and campuses, providing more possibilities for intervening in adolescent mental health problems. Emotional "X-ray": Scientific Monitoring of Inner Fluctuations Currently, most psychological disease diagnoses lack objective biological testing indicators. Taking depression as an example, traditional diagnostic methods mainly include symptom observation, psychological scale testing, etc. These diagnostic methods often increase the probability of misdiagnosis to a certain extent based on the patient's subjective feelings. In recent years, the flourishing development of brain computer interface technology has opened up new avenues for decoding emotions through physiological signals. At the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Intelligent Interaction and Cognitive Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, testers only need to wear specially designed EEG caps and eye tracking signal acquisition devices, answer questions according to machine instructions, and an emotional "X-ray" examination will officially start. In just 10 minutes, the machine can automatically generate an emotional disorder symptom assessment report, which clearly indicates the assessment parameters of symptoms such as anxiety and depression. Professor Lv Baoliang from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University introduced that this emotion X-ray machine, with advanced sensing technology, wearable devices, deep learning algorithms, and EEG models, can analyze multimodal data such as users' EEG and eye movements to identify their level of depression. Lv Baoliang introduced: "The multimodal emotional brain computer interface device can automatically, quickly, and objectively quantify user emotions, thereby helping psychiatrists develop more personalized and accurate treatment plans for patients." It is reported that the device has been put into trial use in institutions such as Shanghai Mental Health Center, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Functional Neurosurgery Department of Capital Medical University Xuanwu Hospital, and Peking University Sixth Hospital. In the future, with the further development of this technology, parents are expected to scientifically monitor their children's emotions. Brain massage: Relieve emotional overreaction. When a child is diagnosed with depression, parents often anxiously seek treatment methods. At present, the main methods for treating adolescent depression include medication, psychological counseling, and physical therapy (such as transcranial magnetic stimulation), but all three methods have certain limitations. Zhang Chencheng, Deputy Director of the Brain Disease Center at Ruijin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, introduced that some children may experience weight changes or drowsiness after taking medication. Psychological therapy has a slow effect on children who are too emotionally tense or refuse to express themselves, while transcranial magnetic stimulation and other methods have strong discomfort and cannot affect deep brain areas. The emergence of Time Intervention Stimulation (TI) technology provides a new option for the treatment of adolescent depression. Zhang Chencheng metaphorically compares it to giving the brain a "frequency modulation" or "gentle massage". This technology has a wide range of applications, including children with obvious mild to moderate depression and anxiety, children who receive psychological therapy slowly and have always been emotionally tense, and children who are unwilling or unsuitable to take antidepressant drugs. TI technology places soft electrodes outside the scalp to emit high-frequency currents that are harmless to the human body, forming weak and controllable stimuli that directly reach the emotional control areas of the brain, accurately affecting neurons in the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and other parts of the brain, thereby relieving excessive reactions in emotion related areas of the brain in a short period of time. TI's significant technological advantages and high safety are the most recognized by parents. Since 2018, several large tertiary hospitals in China have used TI technology, and thousands of people have received relevant treatment. Zhang Chencheng introduced that clinical trials have proven that the application of TI technology does not affect children's intelligence, memory, and personality. Gentle intervention is another major advantage of TI technology. It does not require long-term use like drugs, nor does it require injections or anesthesia. Each treatment lasts about 20 minutes, and the child only needs to sit quietly, just like doing scalp care. According to Zhang Chencheng, most children reported only a slight sensation of heat during treatment and no obvious discomfort; Some children may experience slight scalp irritation during their first experience, but they can adapt within a few minutes. After a period of treatment, many children have undergone positive changes. For example, they find it easier to fall asleep, no longer repeatedly blaming themselves or feeling down over trivial matters, are willing to try to walk out of the room and interact with others, and can cooperate with doctors for psychological counseling or participate in school activities. A mother once happily shared with Zhang Chencheng the changes in her child: "In the past, the child was unwilling to go out, resisted everything he said, and the psychological counselor couldn't work. Since using TI technology for treatment, he said his mind has relaxed and he sleeps better. ”Psychological Model: 24/7 Healing and Counseling Before problems arise, parents and teachers should actively pay attention to their children's mental health and work with professionals to provide professional counseling for potential psychological issues. However, the psychological counseling industry in China is not yet mature, with prominent problems such as a lack of talent, high fees, and limited high-quality resources. Zhao Wanwan, the person in charge of Zhengzhou Chizi Mental Culture Technology Co., Ltd. and a psychological counselor with 13 years of experience, deeply feels the shortage of professional psychological counselor resources due to her long-term participation in primary and secondary school mental health services. She introduced that there are approximately 118 psychological counselors shared among every 400000 people in China, resulting in a significant service gap. With the increasing attention to mental health, this issue has become increasingly prominent. Meanwhile, the high cost of consultation has deterred many patients. The single psychological counseling fee in first tier cities ranges from 500 yuan/hour to 2000 yuan/hour, and the quality of service varies greatly. The industry often jokes that 'psychological counseling is like opening a blind box,' "Zhao Wanwan admitted. In recent years, the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology has brought new breakthrough ideas to the psychological counseling industry. Some people have started to try using general language models to alleviate emotions, treating them as' tree holes', "Zhao Wanwan said. However, although such large models can play a certain role, their professionalism is not satisfactory. So, I thought of using large-scale, high-quality psychological counseling data resources to train a professional psychological counseling model. ”Zhao Wanwan said that after two years of exploration and debugging, she and her team successfully developed the "Ask Heart" psychological model and integrated it into the "Love Stars" mini program. This mini program has multiple functions such as mood diary, AI psychological Q&A, and self-service mental health training, which can provide children with full process psychological companionship. For example, after a child finishes writing a mood diary, it will actively chat with the user around the content of the diary to provide emotional healing and guidance, "Zhao Wanwan introduced. At present, Zhao Wanwan's team is exploring the integration of the "Ask Heart" psychological model into primary and secondary school mental health education, and launching a school artificial intelligence psychological service platform. The platform has three entrances: management end, teacher end, and parent end. The artificial intelligence assisted consultation function of the platform can automatically generate case analysis and detailed student counseling plans. Zhao Wanwan introduced that compared to manual consultation, large models not only have rich functions, but also have advantages such as "on-demand" and affordable prices. More importantly, in the face of artificial intelligence, children do not need to worry about being misunderstood or labeled, nor do they have to hide their true thoughts out of consideration for face. We have found that many children are unwilling to communicate with their parents and teachers, but are willing to confide in the mini program, "she said. (New Society)