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Digital biomarkers shedding light on seasonality in mood disorders

Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

Wrist-based activity sensors worn by individuals with depression and those without over the course of two weeks provided evidence for the relationship between daily sunlight exposure and physical activity, according to a new study.

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Assessing Community Mental Health Programs in India: Insights from Task-Shifting in Kerala

Mad in America

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Mad in South Asia (MISA). It was written by the MISA news team to provide insight into community mental health initiatives in India. A 2020 study published in Medical Anthropology investigates the realities of community mental health initiatives like task-shifting in India. Using ethnographic insights from two mental health NGOs in Kerala, the study throws light on the benefits and unintended consequences of task-shifting.