Patent ID: 8147251
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
1. A computer-aided psychological and diagnosis and treatment system to enable a user to express information about a past traumatic event, comprising: a. a microprocessor connected to a storage element having a computer database, a display, a microphone, a camera, a scanner, a keyboard and a mouse which is used as a pointing device; b. a diagnostic and treatment software which is launched on the microprocessor which enables a screen to become visible on said display, the screen having a multiplicity of object icons appearing thereon, the mouse having a cursor which can selectively point to an individual one of the object icons to create an encounter, the initiation of an encounter causing a timer in the storage element to cause the storage element to record and retain in the computer database information comprising the time of the encounter, the duration of the encounter, the direction of movement at the encounter, and the direction of movement at termination of the encounter; c. the system enabling the user to explore the object icon field by causing the cursor to move within the object icon field and select an individual object icon and when the cursor encounters the selected object icon, the selected object icon enlarges and emits a unique sound, and concurrently a diagnostic field appears on the screen with a multiplicity of squares appearing on the screen so that the user can move the selected object icon into a selected square on the diagnostic screen; d. the process of step “c” repeated until a multiplicity of object icons have been selected and respectively placed within a square of the diagnostic screen at which time a user-clicked play button causes each of the selected icons to enlarge and then emit a sound in sequence, to thereby provide a visual picture of a story the user is telling; e. a scanner attached to the camera and the microprocessor, the camera taking pictures of the user as the user is performing steps “c” and “d” which pictures are scanned into the microprocessor, the microprocessor transferring selected photographs of the user into the area of the screen containing the object icons which thereby triggers the user to perform additional steps “c” and “d” when the user sees the user's picture associated with the object icons, the pictures stored in the computer database; f. the microphone connected to the microprocessor enabling statements or sounds from the user and/or the selected objects in the display field to be recorded and then transferred to the object icon field and also stored in the computer database; and g. the record of the selected object icons, the order in which they are placed in the display field, their sequence of play and all other visual and vocal emissions of the user and the information about the encounters all being stored in the computer database to provide a complete record which enables a mental health professional to analyze a story the user is telling to determine information about the past traumatic event the user went through.