Detection of schizophrenia spectrum disorder and major depression disorder using automated speech analysis

Objective biomarkers for differential diagnosis in psychiatry are still scarce. Voice atypicalities characterize two prominent, often co-occurring psychiatric disorders: schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (SSD) and major depressive disorders (MDD). Given that voice recordings can be easily obtained, a...

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Main Authors: Hiß, Inka C. (Author) , Krajewski, Jarek (Author) , Canzler, Ulrich (Author) , Leonhardt, Steffen (Author) , Weiss, Christoph (Author) , Clemens, Benjamin (Author) , Habel, Ute (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: Oct.-Dec. 2025
In: IEEE transactions on affective computing
Year: 2025, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Pages: 2988-2999
ISSN:1949-3045
DOI:10.1109/TAFFC.2025.3564531
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1109/TAFFC.2025.3564531
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11002678
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Author Notes:Inka C. Hiß, Jarek Krajewski, Ulrich Canzler, Steffen Leonhardt, Christoph Weiss, Benjamin Clemens, and Ute Habel

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