Institute for Response-Genetics (e.V.)Chairman: Prof. Dr. Hans H. StassenPsychiatric Hospital (KPPP), University of Zurich |
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Validation of the Time Course of Recovery by Voice AnalysisInvestigations into antidepressant drug response are generally based on observer ratings or self-ratings. Therefore, the question arises as to the extent to which the respective results reflect the expectations of raters and patients. To tackle this question, we conducted a study of 43 hospitalized depressive patients to assess the time course of recovery at a dense time points throughout the first two weeks of treatment. Our sample included 17 mild cases (HAMD-17 baseline score <22), 13 moderately depressed patients (HAMD-17 baseline score 22-27), and 13 severely depressed patients (HAMD-17 baseline score >27). All patients were treated with antidepressants. The patients’ psychopathology was assessed on the basis of HAMD and AMDP rating scales, and speech recordings were carried out for each patient immediately before the psychiatric exploration. We performed six repeated assessments at a fixed time in the morning, each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, plus a final assessment upon release from hospital. Onset of ImprovementThe onset of improvement (20% sustained baseline score reduction) occurred in the great majority of patients (79.1%) within the first 12 days of study, independently of the severity of depression at baseline. Early improvement was highly predictive of later outcome, since 67.6% of the patients showing improvement within the first 12 days were responders (50% sustained baseline score reduction) by the end of the observation period. Inversely, 92% of the responders at the end of the observation period exhibited an onset of improvement within the first 12 days. Early improvement could not be attributed to a few HAMD items, because score reductions were observed for virtually all items at early stages of treatment. Speaking Behavior and Voice Sound CharacteristicsThe analysis of the patients’ speaking behavior and voice sound characteristics yielded, in 62.8% of the cases, an essentially parallel development over time for the HAMD scores on the one hand, and acoustic variables on the other (see Figures). The time course of improvement thus appeared to have a strong biological component and was unlikely to be attributable to the expectations of doctors and patients. References
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Delfino JP, Barragán E, Botella C, Braun S, Bridler R, Camussi E, Chafrat V, Lott P, Mohr C,
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Time course of a patient’s recovery from depression as reflected by HAMD-17 scores (green square points) assessed at two-day intervals over an observation period of two weeks, plus a final assessment at the time of discharge from hospital ("day63"). The corresponding change over time of the speech parameter "F0-amplitude" is also shown (red circle points) in order to demonstrate the close relationship between the two courses of development (all but one of the chosen patients responded to therapy). |
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