Researchers from the University of Maryland, College Park have secured a $3.4 million grant to study the causes of pathologial anxiety and depression, specifically in college students.
In addition to traditional clinical measures and brain imaging scans, the team plans to use smartphones to collect data from their 240 subjects, said Alex Shackman, the assistant professor of psychology who is leading the study.
During four, one-week periods over the course of the 30-month study, participants will receive eight text messages per day directing them to a web-based questionnaire where they can enter data about their feelings, behavior and social social settings — whether they are alone or with friends or romantic partners, for example.
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