Detecting Bipolar Disorder Mood Swings: There's An App For That
Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 09:51
in Psychology & Sociology
The PRIORI project at University of Michigan says they have created a smartphone app that monitors subtle qualities of a person's voice during everyday phone conversations - and can detect early signs of mood changes in people with bipolar disorder. The app still needs a lot of testing before it can be used outside controlled conditions, but the creators say early results from a small group of patients show its potential to monitor moods while protecting privacy. The project is led by computer scientists Zahi Karam, Ph.D. and Emily Mower Provost, Ph.D., and psychiatrist Melvin McInnis, M.D. They presented first findings on PRIORI at the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing in Italy. read more