# Digital Phenotyping **Domain:** Behavioral Health / Mobile Sensing **Doc Type:** Scientific Concept Node **Maturity:** Active Research and Clinical Translation **Related:** [[Ecological Momentary Assessment]], [[Multimodal Neural Data]], [[Mental Privacy]] --- ## Definition **Digital phenotyping** uses data from personal devices and sensors—such as mobility, interaction patterns, communication metadata, sleep proxies, and environmental context—to characterize behavior or health over time. ## Evidentiary boundary Digital phenotype variables are indirect measurements shaped by device access, culture, context, missingness, sampling, and platform behavior. They may complement neural and clinical records but must not be treated as transparent measurements of identity or mental state.