Washington : Your smartphone may tell if you are depressed by tracking the number of minutes you spend using the device and your daily geographical locations, according to a new study, reports IANS.
Researchers from the Northwestern University found that the more time you spend using your phone, the more likely you are to be depressed. The average daily usage for depressed individuals was about 68 minutes, while for non-depressed individuals it was about 17 minutes.
Spending most of your time at home and most of your time in fewer locations – as measured by Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking – also are linked to depression. Having a less regular day-to-day schedule, leaving your house and going to work at different times each day, for example, also is linked to depression. Researchers analysed GPS locations, phone usage for 28 individuals over two weeks.
