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Gabriela Galvin

Smartphones aren't just stress-inducing. They could also help boost mental health, researchers say

A smartphone app could equip people with the skills to overcome low-level depression, according to new research that suggests the devices often blamed for poor mental health could also be part of the solution.

Globally, an estimated 11 per cent of people have “subthreshold depression,” which is mild depression that doesn’t quite meet the criteria for major depressive disorder but can still have a serious impact on a person’s well-being.

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