Mindstrong Adds $15M for Tech That Predicts Mental Health Changes

....Mindstrong’s method of detecting things like cognitive decline or bouts of depression starts with its app, which can monitor a person’s use of his or her smartphone (you have to give the app permission to do so, of course). The app monitors things like the speed at which the user types text messages or the pace at which he or she reads a news article, but does so passively without requiring user input. It also doesn’t record or track the exact words typed or which articles are being read, Dagum says.....

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Bethany`s Notes: Potentially technology can help with a lot of things. Is this going to far? Do we think technology can really access a person`s mental health if they are typing a text message slower? I added this article because I believe there is a point where technology is NOT better than face-to-face honest interaction.