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Depression is a common mental illness affecting many people worldwide. The number of diagnosed cases has been increasing recently. Current methods for diagnosing depression are often slow and not very accurate. We need better tools to find depression. Scientists are using brain wave signals called EEG to help diagnose depression. But in the past, they mostly looked at the whole brain, which was complicated and took a long time. They realized that looking at a specific part of the brain, the prefrontal lobe, is better for finding depression. To use this prefrontal brain data well, we need lots of good quality data. The regular machines used for EEG are big and hard to use. Some smaller ones can't capture the right data. So, we made a wearable device to get good brain data. In this study, we made a system to help diagnose depression using this wearable device. It also has a smart way to figure out if someone has depression. Our work shows promise in helping diagnose depression quickly. We explain how we made the device and the smart way to find depression.