Dr Blackman, who is based at Oxford University’s Department of Psychiatry, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to develop and validate diagnostic and prognostic models of neuropsychiatric disorders. Together with Dr Andrey Kormilitzin, also from the Department of Psychiatry, Dr Blackman has contributed to a government POSTnote (Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology) on AI and mental health care. POSTnotes are flagship informational reports to give impartial information to decision-makers on emerging research areas.
Dr Blackman said: "As a clinician-scientist, I am very interested in using artificial intelligence to develop clinical decision-aid tools for mental health care. Specifically, I am exploring AI’s potential to predict diagnosis and outcomes in patients experiencing psychosis, with the aim of informing clinical care. For example, I have been working on a clinical prediction model that applies NLP [Natural Language Processing] to electronic health records to identify patients presenting with psychosis who may have an underlying neurological or other medical cause for their symptoms."
Read the full story on the Department of Psychiatry website.