The Digital Therapist is Coming Now

Imagine this: You've been feeling persistently blue lately, so you pull out your phone. Instead of asking Siri to tell you a joke, you open an app that records you simply talking about your day. A few hours later, your therapist sends you a message asking if you'd like to meet. A program like this one that analyzes your speech and uses it to gain information about your mental health could soon be feasible, thanks in part to research from the University ...