OHSU partners with semiconductor company to develop smartwatch that detects key mental health indicator

OHSU researchers, ADI engineers are developing evidence-based technology to help address rising mental health crisis in teens

By Rachel Shafer December 06, 2022 Portland, Oregon

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OHSU doctors team up on smart device

From left: Steven Baker, Ph.D., electrical engineer and adjunct research professor of emergency medicine in the OHSU School of Medicine, Bonnie Nagel, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry in the OHSU School of Medicine and associate vice president for research at OHSU, and David Sheridan, M.D. They have teamed up with the semiconductor company Analog Devices, Inc., to use smartwatch technology to collect advanced physiologic data. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Technology helps teens, families

David Sheridan, M.D., demonstrates the smart watch that measures a person's heart rate. Sheridan’s recent study found an inverse relationship between HRV and suicidality. As suicidality levels increase, the parasympathetic nervous system’s signals decrease, reducing one’s ability to calm oneself down. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Bonnie Nagel Ph.D. and Devid Sheridan M.D.

Bonnie Nagel, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry in the OHSU School of Medicine and associate vice president for research at OHSU, and David Sheridan, M.D. discuss smartwatch technology and how the tech will collect advanced physiologic data. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

David Sheridan, M.D. (OHSU)

Daniel Audesse

Rong Xia

Rong Xia, product marketing, Analog Devices, Inc.

Shekar Bakshi

David Xue

OHSU researchers working on teen suicide prevention

As teen suicide rates continue to rise, OHSU researchers have teamed up with the semiconductor company Analog Devices, Inc., or ADI, to develop a smartwatch that will act as an early detection system for teenagers suffering from suicidality. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)