stackyFACTSYour smartphone secretly knows you’re about to spiral before your therapist does.
Your smartphone secretly knows you’re about to spiral before your therapist does. Welcome to the slightly dystopian world of digital phenotyping. By continuously analyzing passive data—like how erratically you tilt your phone or the chaotic velocity of your keyboard taps—psychiatrists can map microscopic behavioral shifts. These digital breadcrumbs flag impending manic or depressive episodes weeks before clinical symptoms visually appear.
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