Laura A Zanella-Calzada, Carlos E Galván-Tejada, Nubia M Chávez-Lamas, M Del Carmen Gracia-Cortés, Rafael Magallanes-Quintanar, José M Celaya-Padilla, Jorge I Galván-Tejada, Hamurabi Gamboa-Rosales
Depression is a mental disorder characterized by recurrent sadness and loss of interest in the enjoyment of the positive aspects of life, in addition to fatigue, causing inability to perform daily activities, which leads to a loss of quality of life. To monitor depression (unipolar and bipolar patients), traditional methods rely on reports from patients; nevertheless, bias is commonly present in them. To overcome this problem, Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) reports have been widely used, which include data of the behavior, feelings and other types of activities recorded almost in real time through the use of portable devices and smartphones containing motion sensors...
January 10, 2019: Diagnostics