March 2025

PSYCHIATRY

LEVERAGING LANGUAGE TYPED INTO SMARTPHONES FOR ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

Featuring: Stewart Shankman, PhD

Episode Summary

In this episode of ​Better Edge, Stewart Shankman, PhD, psychologist, and Lilian Li, PhD, postdoctoral scholar, discuss their research at the NEAR Lab on capturing aspects of mood and mental health through adolescent smartphone social communication. They explore the challenges in diagnosing and treating adolescent depression and the potential of using smartphone data to detect depressive symptoms. The conversation also addresses the ethical considerations and future implications of this innovative approach to mental health monitoring. 
Stewart Shankman, PhD, Dunbar Professor of Bipolar Disease and professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

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