Using speech recognition technology to investigate the association between timing-related speech features and depression severity.
Mao YamamotoAkihiro TakamiyaKyosuke SawadaMichitaka YoshimuraMomoko KitazawaKuo-Ching LiangTakanori FujitaMasaru MimuraTaishiro KishimotoPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Depressed individuals showed longer response time, longer pause time, and slower speech rate than healthy individuals, all of which were suggestive of psychomotor retardation. Our study suggests that speech features could be used as objective biomarkers for the assessment of depression severity.