CBI mental health clinic validated the feasibility and acceptance of daily objective mental health symptom monitoring for patients

How CBI worked with Sonde

CBI made Sonde’s mental fitness app available to clients on a voluntary basis, to find out how clients would use vocal biomarkers while in treatment for mental health conditions. The app gave clients real-time symptom scores using their voice sample, and these scores were also available to their clinicians via an online dashboard.

Patients in cognitive
behavioral therapy

20 pilot
participants

Depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder

Patient directed
activities on smartphone

Testimonials

Clinician Testimonial

”Being able to check PHQ-9 on the dashboard ahead of my client sessions saves time and gives me some immediate ideas about what the check in on with my clients”

Client Testimonial

“Doing my health check in the morning has become part of my daily routine; I’m excited that I’m able to participate evaluating a new technology that is giving me a different way to handle my problems with anxiety”

The Benefits

Daily collection of objective symptom information using brief voice samples on patients’ smartphones

Weekly PHQ-9 and GAD-7 collected, saving valuable time in therapy sessions (easily customizable)

Clinicians get real-time visibility into patient engagement, vocal biomarker scores, and PHQ-9 / GAD-7 scores

3-month pilot results

Over half of clients using daily

New ways for therapists and clients to engage during therapy

Clients are interested to know more about how scores can help them reflect on their wellbeing

"Cognitive Behavior Institute (CBI) is a group private practice in Pennsylvania offering a variety of therapeutic and behavioral health treatments to clients with a range of psychological needs. Several of our clients participated with a pilot study of the Sonde Mental Fitness app. One specific long-term client had been struggling with identifying patterns in her anxiety symptoms. After using the app for a couple of weeks, she began to consistently use the results from her voice samples to identify specific thoughts and events that were contributing to her symptoms. The app also provided a prompt for her to observe her symptoms in a more direct way that allowed her to identify symptoms that were not otherwise as apparent to her.

From my point of view as the therapist, being able to see my client's symptom scores on our dashboard allowed me to also keep track of her reported functioning on my end and helped me to check in with her, especially when her perception of her functioning differed from the voice sample results. These instances prompted conversations that were very beneficial to her progress. In all of these respects, her treatment success was supported by her use of the Sonde Mental Fitness app."

- Lindsey Venesky, PhD, NCSP