Mental Health Innovation and Dr. Tom Insel: from the NIMH to Google/ Verily Life Sciences to Startup Mindstrong

Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2017/05/24/mental-health-innovation-and-dr-tom-insel-from-the-nimh-to-google-verily-life-sciences-to-startup-mindstrong/

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Former Alphabet exec is working on an idea to detect mental health disorders by how you type on your phone (CNBC):

“Can a smartphone detect whether a user is suicidal or depressed?

That’s the promise of an exploding number of mental health entrepreneurs, who are exploring opportunities to monitor users’ smartphone behavior to detect a variety of symptoms — all with their consent.

Dr. Thomas Insel joined Verily, Alphabet’s life sciences unit, les…

Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2017/05/24/mental-health-innovation-and-dr-tom-insel-from-the-nimh-to-google-verily-life-sciences-to-startup-mindstrong/

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Former Alphabet exec is working on an idea to detect mental health disorders by how you type on your phone (CNBC):

“Can a smartphone detect whether a user is suicidal or depressed?

That’s the promise of an exploding number of mental health entrepreneurs, who are exploring opportunities to monitor users’ smartphone behavior to detect a variety of symptoms — all with their consent.

Dr. Thomas Insel joined Verily, Alphabet’s life sciences unit, les…

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