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ArticleScientific reports2025

Depression detection methods based on multimodal fusion of voice and text.

Zhenrong Xu, Yuan Gao, Fang Wang, Longqian Zhang, Li Zhang, Junke Wang, Jie Shu

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Zhenrong Xu *School of Biomedical Engineering, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Yuan Gao *School of Biomedical Engineering, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Fang WangSchool of Biomedical Engineering, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Longqian ZhangSchool of Biomedical Engineering, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Li ZhangSchool of Biomedical Engineering, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China. zhangli1996@163.com.
Junke WangSchool of Biomedical Engineering, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Jie ShuSchool of Biomedical Engineering, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China.

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South-Central University for Nationalities CZQ23031
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Abstract

Depression is a prevalent mental health disorder, and early detection is crucial for timely intervention. Traditional diagnostics often rely on subjective judgments, leading to variability and inefficiency. This study proposes a fusion model for automated depression detection, leveraging bimodal data from voice and text. Wav2Vec 2.0 and BERT pre-trained models were utilized for feature extraction, while a multi-scale convolutional layer and Bi-LSTM network were employed for feature fusion and classification. Adaptive pooling was used to integrate features, enabling simultaneous depression classification and PHQ-8 severity estimation within a unified system.Experiments on the CMDC and DAIC datasets demonstrate the model's effectiveness. On CMDC, the F1 score improved by 0.0103 and 0.2017 compared to voice-only and text-only models, respectively, while RMSE decreased by 0.5186. On DAIC, the F1 score increased by 0.0645 and 0.2589, with RMSE reduced by 1.9901. These results highlight the proposed method's ability to capture and integrate multi-level information across modalities, significantly improving the accuracy and reliability of automated depression detection and severity prediction.

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DepressionVoiceDeep LearningFemaleHumansCMDCDAIZ-WOZDeep learningDepressionMulti-modal fusion

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