Listening to bipolar disorder: Smartphone app detects mood swings via voice
  analysis 
From: University of Michigan Health System - 05/08/2014
By: Kara Gavin

Subtle changes could act as early warning of need for care, U-M research
suggests

A smartphone app that monitors subtle qualities of a person's voice during
everyday phone conversations shows promise for detecting early signs of mood
changes in people with bipolar disorder, a University of Michigan team
reports.

The researchers hope the app will eventually give people with bipolar
disorder and their health care teams an early warning of the changing moods
that give the condition its name. The technology could also help people with
other conditions.

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