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Advancing the use of sensor-based digital health technologies for mental health research and clinical practice
DiMe-DGC collaboration releases Wellcome-funded report outlining recommendations to drive investment, direction in digital sensing for mental health

The Digital Health Measurement Collaborative Community (DATAcc) by the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), in which Depression Grand Challenge team members participated, released a report on Feb. 4, 2025, detailing evidence-based, actionable recommendations to drive interest, investment, and direction for sensor-based digital health technology research and innovation.

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Chart listing obstacles of digital sensing in mental health research (expensive infrastructure, lack of community trust)
Paper based on 2023 Digital Sensing Workshop findings published in npj Digital Medicine, advocates for common standards for digital sensing in mental health research
The Perspective, “Advancing digital sensing in mental health research,” draws on insights, findings and related reports generated from the 2023 Workshop on Advancing Digital Sensing Tools for Mental Health, hosted by UCLA and sponsored by Wellcome, the National Institute of Mental Health and the DGC.
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Michelle Craske, Elaine Hsiao named among the world’s most influential researchers
Two DGC researchers have been named among the world’s most influential scholars in the sciences and social sciences: Michelle Craske, PhD, DGC Co-Director and creator of the STAND system of care; and Elaine Hsiao, PhD, director of the UCLA Goodman–Luskin Microbiome Center and an expert on the ways in which the gut microbiome influences neurobiology.
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DGC is part of Wellcome-funded study leveraging STAND content to study cognitive behavioral therapy mechanisms and effectiveness
The Depression Grand Challenge is part of a project investigating the effects of CBT using STAND content to improve the effectiveness of depression treatment. The project, a large-scale factorial trial, seeks to measure how changes in STAND content may affect the intervention’s effectiveness for repetitive negative thinking.
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