How I’m Handling My Depression Using an App
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#2This is fun. Did I miss a link to the app or source code?
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#3"For me, depression is caused by a lack of productivity".
It is beyond me that such a statement can be expressed seriously. I strongly suggest the author look beyond "I'm not working hard enough" as the key reason for his mental illness.
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#4This is really cool and a great idea! Do you know any psychiatrists who could help you come up with a really good list of questions to ask and things to track? I'm just a medical student but I could probably put you in touch with a good one or help you come up with questions.
Basically my thoughts are that we have some reliable screening tools for depression that have been evaluated for specificity and sensitivity... maybe questions from those could be incorporated into this. I don't think anyone has done frequent tracking of responses like this could offer.
Maybe you could even add cognitive behavioral therapy exercises?
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#5Coincidentally, just the other day I was looking in the PlayStore for apps that dispense small 1-4 sentence quanta of mood-altering advice based on the user's reported state of mind. I couldn't find any. I'm considering writing something simple of this nature. Question: does such a thing exist and if not, is it a worthwhile exercise at all?
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#6"For me, depression is caused by a lack of productivity". It is beyond me that such a statement can be expressed seriously. I strongly suggest the author look beyond "I'm not working hard enough" as the key reason for his mental illness.
They might mean to say that it's worsened when they're not busy with something. Actively working on a task that one finds rewarding can definitely help with depression.
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#7This is a really interesting case study. I'd encourage you to continue to document it and share it widely. The fact that you aren't trying to do it all through the app, but that the app is part of the support network is very cool. Thanks for sharing this!
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#8Guess he doesn't know about ginger.io -- it does all this and much more about intelligently using your phone's sensors to know when you're behavior patterns are off.
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#9Coincidentally, just the other day I was looking in the PlayStore for apps that dispense small 1-4 sentence quanta of mood-altering advice based on the user's reported state of mind. I couldn't find any. I'm considering writing something simple of this nature. Question: does such a thing exist and if not, is it a worthwhile exercise at all?
Look at ginger.io -- their cognitive behavior therapy has been shown to be statistically significant. It's what you're looking for either now or in a future version of their app.
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#10"For me, depression is caused by a lack of productivity". It is beyond me that such a statement can be expressed seriously. I strongly suggest the author look beyond "I'm not working hard enough" as the key reason for his mental illness.
With respect, I think we should take the patient point of view more seriously than our own (us not having examined the patient or more damningly, not having any training in psychiatry). Lack of productivity can on occasion lead to a feeling of worthlessness which can exacerbate depression.