Engineer This!: Improving mental health through mobile technology (featuring Dr. Farzan Sasangohar)
09/29/20 • 19 min
A team, led by Dr. Farzan Sasangohar of the Wm Michael Barnes ‘64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, is seeking to develop technological solutions to improve the mental health of veterans, college students, health care workers and more. The Mental Health Evaluation and Lookout pilot program — also known as mHELP — combines commercial smartwatches with advanced machine learning and a wide range of sensors to detect signs and symptoms of high anxiety and direct the user to mental health and self-care resources.
A team, led by Dr. Farzan Sasangohar of the Wm Michael Barnes ‘64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, is seeking to develop technological solutions to improve the mental health of veterans, college students, health care workers and more. The Mental Health Evaluation and Lookout pilot program — also known as mHELP — combines commercial smartwatches with advanced machine learning and a wide range of sensors to detect signs and symptoms of high anxiety and direct the user to mental health and self-care resources.
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Technology is all around us. And as we continue to find new uses for these devices that we have at arm's reach, among the most valuable new frontiers are mental health and self-care. Now, researchers at Texas A&M are utilizing the power of apps and smart devices to engineer more integrated care into the daily lives of those who need it. Particularly with the shift to remote learning and work, alongside the pressures and anxieties of COVI
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