Remediation of depression through computer-implemented interactive behavioral training
US6165126A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/486
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer-implemented technique for remediating depression in a person which includes assessing, using a computer-implemented interactive behavioral assessment regime, a depression index for the person. If the depression index is above a predefined benchmark, the computer-implemented technique includes periodically reassessing the depression index by waiting for at least a predefined period of time, and performing the above assessing step after the predefined period of time expires. If the depression index is below the predefined benchmark, treating the person by administering computer-implemented interactive behavioral training to the person. The computer-implemented interactive behavioral training is sufficiently intensive during each training day to create a permanent change in modulatory functions of neurotransmitters of one of norepinephrine and serotonin in the person.
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