Digital phenotyping in psychological and medical sciences: a reflection about necessary prerequisites to reduce harm and increase benefits.

doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.03.013

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Digital phenotyping in psychological and medical sciences: a reflection about necessary prerequisites to reduce harm and increase benefits.

Current opinion in psychology - 1 Dec 2020

Montag Christian, Sindermann Cornelia, Baumeister Harald

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Digital phenotyping represents a new powerful tool to implement psychodiagnostics in many areas of psychology and medicine. The basic idea behind digital phenotyping is that digital footprints of a person left on social media, smartphones, or other sources of the Internet of Things can be used to...

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Humans
Phenotype
Smartphone
Social Media

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