US Patent:
20130102918, Apr 25, 2013
Inventors:
Amit Etkin - Los Altos CA, US
Alan F. Schatzberg - Los Altos CA, US
Anett Gyurak - Mountain View CA, US
International Classification:
G09B 19/00
A61B 5/0476
A61B 5/00
Abstract:
Systems and methods for diagnosing and treating psychiatric disorders are provided. For example, in one embodiment, the systems and methods generally include: (a) presenting an emotional conflict task to a patient; (b) receiving an input from the patient in response to the emotional conflict task; (c) assessing the patient's response to the emotional conflict task; and (d) modifying the emotional conflict task based on the patient's response. Such systems and methods may also be employed in a computerized training system for treating a patient with, or at risk of, a psychiatric disorder by training the patient's implicit emotional regulation.