2022Conference paper

Mental Health Dynamics during the National Quarantine in China

Song, Y., Ho, H. C., Chen, B., & Bell, M. L.

ISEE Conference 2022

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Research question

How did population mental-health signals change during a national quarantine?

Geographic scope

Chinese cities · national quarantine

Evidence base

Digital health signals across time and place

Approach

The project uses digital traces and spatial analysis to follow mental-health dynamics during a rapidly changing public-health event.

Why it matters

It demonstrates the potential—and the need for careful validation—of urban health sensing when conventional data arrive too slowly.

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