Ali Neshati
2025
HamRaz: A Culture-Based Persian Conversation Dataset for Person-Centered Therapy Using LLM Agents
Mohammad Amin Abbasi
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Farnaz Sadat Mirnezami
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Ali Neshati
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Hassan Naderi
Proceedings of the First on Natural Language Processing and Language Models for Digital Humanities
We present HamRaz, a culturally adapted Persian-language dataset for AI-assisted mental health support, grounded in Person-Centered Therapy (PCT). To reflect real-world therapeutic challenges, we combine script-based dialogue with adaptive large language models (LLM) role-playing, capturing the ambiguity and emotional nuance of Persian-speaking clients. We introduce HamRazEval, a dual-framework for assessing conversational and therapeutic quality using General Metrics and specialized psychological relationship measures. Human evaluations show HamRaz outperforms existing baselines in empathy, coherence, and real-ism. This resource contributes to the Digital Humanities by bridging language, culture, and mental health in underrepresented communities.