Passive smartphone sensors for detecting psychopathology

JAMA Network Open

2025-07-03

(Press-News.org) About The Study: The findings from this study suggest that major forms of psychopathology are detectable from smartphone sensors. Insights from these results, and future research that builds on them, can potentially be translated into symptom monitoring tools that fill the gaps in current practice and may eventually lead to more precise and effective treatment.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Whitney R. Ringwald, PhD, email wringwal@umn.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.19047)

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Passive smartphone sensors for detecting psychopathology

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