Can you *sound* depressed? Yes, according to proponents of 'voice biomarker technology' — which they say can detect mental health problems by analyzing speech.
Depressed patients "take more pauses" and "stop more often," Maria Espinola, a psychologist and assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine,"Their speech is generally more monotone, flatter and softer," she said. "They also have a reduced pitch range and lower volume."Unlike Siri and Alexa, vocal biomarker systems analyze how you talk — prosody, intonation, pitch, etc.
"When we're integrated into a call center where there is a nurse on the line, the nurse can ask additional questions" when there's a positive match, Chang said. Sonde Health positions its system differently. "We are an early warning system — we are not a diagnostic device," Sonde CEO David Liu tells Axios.
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