Identification of Affective State Change in Adults With Aphasia Using Speech Acoustics

Conclusions The results suggest the existence of objectively measurable aspects of speech that may be used to identify changes in acute affect from adults with aphasia. This work is exploratory and hypothesis-generating; more work will be needed to make conclusive claims. Further work in this area could lead to automated tools to assist clinicians with their diagnoses of stress, depression, and other forms of affect in adults with aphasia.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research