
Mental Health Data Science is scientific discipline at the intersection of mental health, statistics, mathematics and computer science. We apply cutting-edge analysis techniques to big data to try to understand more about psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression.
Visit our website to learn more about the work we do and explore some of our videos and resources below.
What is Mental Health Data Science
Mental health & the family
Identifying the links between physical and mental health
Why does depression run in families?
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Have you got what it takes to keep the world of big data in balance?
In the game you are a researcher in charge of a Big Data project. You need to keep Knowledge, Ethics, Money and People in balance by making the right decisions, but be warned, every decision has consequences.

Mental Health Data Science Scotland (MHDSS) is a collaboration between The University of Edinburgh, The University of Glasgow and The University of Aberdeen. It funded by the UK Research and Innovation’s Medical Research Council Pathfinder Scheme and through a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award.