DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TREATING PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
First Claim
1. A system for treating a patient having a psychiatric disorder, the system comprising:
- a memory; and
a processor configured by the memory to perform the steps of;
recording an event experienced by the patient; and
controlling a sensory environment of the patient so as to administer exposure therapy to the patient;
wherein a mental state of the patient is monitored at a time during administration of the exposure therapy to the patient; and
the exposure therapy that is administered to the patient is varied in correspondence to the monitored mental state of the patient.
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Abstract
Provided are a device, system, and method for treating a patient having posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other such psychiatric disorder. An event being recounted by the patient is recorded and a sensory environment of the patient is controlled so as to administer exposure therapy to the patient. Patient mental state may be monitored during administration of the exposure therapy to the patient, and the exposure therapy may be varied in correspondence to the monitored mental state of the patient. In one embodiment, hierarchy assembly means creates a treatment hierarchy based on input from the patient, and hierarchy navigation means navigates within the treatment hierarchy in response to the mental state of the patient.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for treating a patient having a psychiatric disorder, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor configured by the memory to perform the steps of; recording an event experienced by the patient; and controlling a sensory environment of the patient so as to administer exposure therapy to the patient; wherein a mental state of the patient is monitored at a time during administration of the exposure therapy to the patient; and the exposure therapy that is administered to the patient is varied in correspondence to the monitored mental state of the patient.
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2. A computer system for treating a patient having a psychiatric disorder through use of exposure therapy, the system comprising:
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patient interface means for providing or directing visual and audio exposure; sensor means for sensing a level of patient anxiety or distress; and processor means for controlling the providing or directing of visual and audio exposure, wherein the computer responsive to the level of sensed distress provides or directs the visual and the audio exposure.
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3. A system for treating a patient having a psychiatric disorder, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor configured by the memory to perform the steps of; monitoring a mental state of the patient; recording an event being recounted by the patient; parsing the event into a plurality of stimuli; controlling a sensory environment of the patient so as to administer exposure therapy to the patient based on at least one of the stimuli; associating, with each of the stimuli on which the exposure therapy is based, a first mental state metric value representative of the monitored mental state of the patient when the patient recounted the stimulus; and associating, with each of the stimuli on which the exposure therapy is based, a second mental state metric value representative of the monitored mental state of the patient when the exposure therapy based on the stimulus was administered to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A psychiatric disorder treatment data structure stored on a computer-readable medium, the data structure comprising:
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a plurality of stimuli parsed from an event recounted by a patient; and a history of mental state metric values respectively associated with the stimuli; wherein the mental state metric values respectively indicate monitored mental state of the patient during the recounting of the event by the patient and during at least one instance when at least one of the stimuli was used to administer exposure therapy to the patient.
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17. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for configuring a processor to perform the steps of:
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monitoring a mental state of a patient; recording an event being recounted by the patient; parsing the event into a plurality of stimuli; controlling a sensory environment of the patient so as to administer exposure therapy to the patient based on at least one of the stimuli; associating, with each of the stimuli on which the exposure therapy is based, a first mental state metric value representative of the monitored mental state of the patient when the patient recounted the stimulus; and associating, with each of the stimuli on which the exposure therapy is based, a second mental state metric value representative of the monitored mental state of the patient when the exposure therapy based on the stimulus was administered to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for treating a patient having a psychiatric disorder, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor configured by the memory to perform the steps of; monitoring a mental state of the patient; recording an event experienced by the patient; parsing the event into a plurality of stimuli; associating with each of the stimuli a mental state metric value representative of the monitored mental state of the patient when the patient experienced the stimulus; and identifying one or more of the stimuli as being salient based on the mental state metric value associated with the stimuli.
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22. A psychiatric disorder treatment device comprising:
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patient communication means for communicating with and controlling the sensory environment of a patient; patient monitoring means for monitoring a mental state of the patient; hierarchy assembly means for creating a treatment hierarchy based on input from the patient; and hierarchy navigation means for navigating within the treatment hierarchy in response to the mental state of the patient.
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