Analyzing Male Depression Using Empirical Mode Decomposition

Xavier Sánchez Corrales, Xavier Sánchez Corrales, Jordi Solé-Casals, Jordi Solé-Casals, Enrique Arroyo García, Diego Palao Vidal

2025

Abstract

This study investigates the differences in male voice between healthy individuals and individuals with depression, using Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) analysis. Voice recordings from 25 men with depression and 76 without were analyzed. The methodology consisted of extracting 16 Intrinsic Mode Functions (IMFs) from 20-second voice segments, followed by statistical analyses including bootstrapping of means and standard deviations with False Discovery Rate (FDR) correction, comparison of probability density functions, and the application of a Gaussian kernel. The results showed significant differences between the means and standard deviations, The application of the Gaussian kernel revealed more pronounced differences in IMFs 2 to 6, providing more specific discrimination than traditional statistical methods. The study contributes to the development of non-invasive and objective diagnostic tools for depression.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Corrales X., Solé-Casals J., García E. and Vidal D. (2025). Analyzing Male Depression Using Empirical Mode Decomposition. In Proceedings of the 18th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS; ISBN 978-989-758-731-3, SciTePress, pages 886-892. DOI: 10.5220/0013157600003911

in Bibtex Style

@conference{biosignals25,
author={Xavier Corrales and Jordi Solé-Casals and Enrique García and Diego Vidal},
title={Analyzing Male Depression Using Empirical Mode Decomposition},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 18th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS},
year={2025},
pages={886-892},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013157600003911},
isbn={978-989-758-731-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 18th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS
TI - Analyzing Male Depression Using Empirical Mode Decomposition
SN - 978-989-758-731-3
AU - Corrales X.
AU - Solé-Casals J.
AU - García E.
AU - Vidal D.
PY - 2025
SP - 886
EP - 892
DO - 10.5220/0013157600003911
PB - SciTePress