Psychotherapy triage method

Abstract

A psychotherapy triage method for use by a computer-based system, the method comprising: obtaining (S2), via a user interface of the system, text data relating to a patient at an initial stage of a therapy process; using (S3) at least a first part of a deep learning model to obtain a representation of at least the text data; using (S4) at least a second part of the deep learning model, and an input thereto formed using the representation, to obtain an output predicting a characteristic of a condition of the patient and / or of the therapy process; and causing (S6) the system to take one or moreactions relating to the therapy process, wherein the one or more actions are selected based on the output; wherein the deep learning model is trained using a training set comprising, for each of a plurality of other patients, text data relating to the other patient at an initial stage of a therapy process and a result of a determination of the characteristic.

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technical field

[0001] The present application relates in particular to a method of providing (psychological) therapy by a computerized system. Background technique

[0002] A computer-based system that can be used to provide therapy is described in WO 2016 / 071660 A1 (herein incorporated by reference). Among other things, the system enables patients and therapists to exchange information during treatment, especially text-based information. This application is related to certain technical improvements of such systems.

[0003] Common mental health disorders include depression and anxiety, which are characterized by intense emotional distress that affects social and occupational functioning. Around one in four adults worldwide suffer from a mental health problem in any given year. In the United States, mental illness is associated with an estimated $201 billion per year in direct health system costs that are growing at 6% per year, faster than the 4% annual growth rate of g...

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