A legitimate psychology app should not be tracking people's location all the time, let alone fine location. (Refer to Permissions in Google Play entry).
In the study of many mental health conditions, tracking changes in location are markers for depression. By understanding mobility patterns, we can learn more about how to better deliver care just-in-time.
Companies like ginger.io have been doing this with success for many years.
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Hope this helps.
Companies like ginger.io have been doing this with success for many years.
Some scientific papers on the matter: - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5571235/ - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4526997/