Speech-based depression detection for Bahasa Malaysia female speakers using deep learning

• Main Authors: Ahmed Ezzi, Mugahed Al-Ezzi, Nik Hashim, Nik Nur Wahidah, Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah, Toha, Siti Fauziah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2021
• Subjects: T10.5 Communication of technical information
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/94038/7/94038_Speech-based%20depression%20detection%20for%20Bahasa%20Malaysia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/94038/; https://elektrika.utm.my/index.php/ELEKTRIKA_Journal/article/view/318/195

Depression is a mental disorder of high prevalence, leading to a negative effect on individuals, society, and the economy. Traditional clinical diagnosis methods are subjective and require extensive participation of experts. Furthermore, the severe shortage in psychiatrists’ ratio per population i...