Snapchat is 'here for you' with new mental health feature
At a time when cyberbullying and unhealthy messaging are running rampant online, social networking sites are grappling with how to address it.
Feb 14, 2020
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At a time when cyberbullying and unhealthy messaging are running rampant online, social networking sites are grappling with how to address it.
Feb 14, 2020
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Roughly a quarter of a billion mostly obsessed gamers are battling it out in "Fortnite." There's a darn decent chance kids you know are among them.
Oct 8, 2019
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Lawyers for a transgender woman charged in a massive data breach at Capital One asked a judge Tuesday to release her from federal custody, saying that for her to remain jailed with men is a serious threat to her mental health.
Aug 21, 2019
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Nidia Silva had never realized her dream of swimming with dolphins until a Miami NGO gave her a pair of virtual reality glasses as part of an experimental treatment for depression and isolation in senior citizens.
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Machine learning & AI
Researchers at Stanford have recently explored the use of machine learning to measure the severity of depressive symptoms by analyzing people's spoken language and 3-D facial expressions. Their multi-model method, outlined ...
Mental health is a term used to describe either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience.
The World Health Organization defines mental health as "a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”. It was previously stated that there was no one "official" definition of mental health. Cultural differences, subjective assessments, and competing professional theories all affect how "mental health" is defined.
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