Psychiatry is in dire need of a method to aid early detection of symptoms. Recent developments in automatic speech analysis prove promising in this regard, and open avenues for implementation of speech-based applications to detect psychiatric symptoms. The current survey was conducted to assess positions with regard to speech recordings among a group (n = 675) of individuals who experience psychiatric symptoms. Overall, respondents are open to the idea of speech recordings in light of their mental welfare. Importantly, concerns with regard to privacy were raised. Given that speech recordings are privacy sensitive, this requires special attention upon implementation of automatic speech analysis techniques. Furthermore, respondents indicated a preference for speech recordings in the presence of a clinician, as opposed to a recording made at home without the clinician present. In developing a speech marker for psychiatry, close collaboration with the intended users is essential to arrive at a truly valid and implementable method.

精神病学急需一种方法来帮助早期发现症状。自动语音分析的最新发展在这方面证明是有希望的，并为实施基于语音的应用程序来检测精神症状开辟了道路。目前的调查是为了评估一组（n = 675）有精神症状的人在语音记录方面的立场。总体而言，鉴于他们的心理健康，受访者对录音的想法持开放态度。重要的是，有人提出了对隐私的担忧。鉴于语音记录是隐私敏感的，因此在实施自动语音分析技术时需要特别注意。此外，受访者表示更喜欢在临床医生在场的情况下进行语音录音，与在没有临床医生在场的情况下在家录制的录音相反。在为精神病学开发语音标记时，与目标用户密切合作对于获得真正有效且可实施的方法至关重要。