Reading Our Minds: The Rise of Big Data Psychiatry

by Daniel Barron

Book Overview

What, exactly, is psychiatry? How do psychiatrists diagnose a patient's mental disorders? The mental status exam is the bedrock of psychiatric clinical assessment, and it begins with, "Can you help me understand what's going on?" But the mental status exam relies on a patient's self-reporting and and a doctor's subjective judgment. What modern psychiatry needs is sensors, numbers, and algorithms. Our brain function, facial expression, sleep pattern,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1734420782
• ISBN13: 9781734420784
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Columbia Global Reports
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.4"