This research develops techniques to identify negative sentiment and clinician bias in psychiatric notes that could harm patient trust and treatment outcomes.

Key Findings:

• Analyzes psychiatric clinical notes to detect stigmatizing language and negative patient descriptions
• Identifies how documentation bias contributes to healthcare disparities in two ways: eroding patient trust and influencing future clinician perspectives
• Focuses on psychiatry where therapeutic alliance is particularly critical for clinical outcomes

Business Impact: This work provides healthcare systems with tools to improve documentation quality, enhance patient-clinician relationships, reduce healthcare disparities, and potentially improve treatment outcomes through more objective clinical documentation.

The Point of View of a Sentiment: Towards Clinician Bias Detection in Psychiatric Notes