KR20220125766A - System and method for diagnosing and treating mental disorders in an untact manner - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a system and a method for diagnosing and treating mental disorders in a non-contact manner. The system for diagnosing and treating mental disorders in a non-contact manner according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a user response collection unit outputting a questionnaire for diagnosing mental disorders through a mobile communication terminal and collecting the user's response inputted in the mobile communication terminal in response to the corresponding questionnaire; a diagnosis information generation unit generating diagnosis information with regard to a type and a degree of a mental disorder occurring in the user, based on the collected responses; a setting information generation unit generating first setting information for setting an area to be stimulated among the whole brain of the user and second setting information for setting a manner of stimulating the area to be stimulated in response to the diagnosis information; and a setting information transmission unit transmitting the first setting information and the second setting information through the mobile communication terminal to a given stimulator and enabling the corresponding stimulator to stimulate the brain of the user in a stimulation manner corresponding to the first setting information and the second setting information. Accordingly, a state of the mental disorder of the user can be diagnosed and managed in a non-contact manner at ordinary times and direct and fast treatment can be provided to the user who has a mental disorder.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] System and method for diagnosing and treating mental disorders in an untact manner

The present invention relates to a non-face-to-face mental disorder treatment system and method, and more particularly, to a mental disorder treatment system and method for diagnosing and treating a user's mental disorder in a non-face-to-face manner.

In general, diagnosis and treatment related to mental disorders are conducted in a way that medical personnel and patients face-to-face in medical institutions. Recently, with the development of network communication technology and the spread of mobile communication terminals, techniques for remotely diagnosing a user's mental disorder in a non-face-to-face manner have been introduced.

However, as disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1534328, the existing technology simply performs a questionnaire for mental health measurement through the user's mobile terminal or provides only content indicating the measurement result, so that the user's mental disorder There is a problem that direct treatment for improvement cannot be performed.

In addition, as disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2020598, the existing technology performs treatment for mental illness in a way that provides content that can be felt through a virtual/augmented reality device, so It requires a lot of time and money, and there are indirect and limited therapeutic effects.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is a non-face-to-face mental disorder treatment that not only can diagnose and manage a user's mental health status in a non-face-to-face manner, but also provide a direct and rapid treatment effect to a user with a mental disorder. To provide a system and method.

The non-face-to-face mental disorder treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention is capable of communicating with a mobile communication terminal and generating stimulation signals through a plurality of terminals distributed around the user's head to stimulate the user's brain. A system for treating the user's mental disorder based on a stimulation device, outputting a questionnaire for diagnosing a mental disorder through the mobile communication terminal, and collecting the user's responses inputted to the mobile communication terminal in response to the question user response collection unit; a diagnostic information generating unit that generates diagnostic information on a type and degree of a mental disorder occurring in the user based on the collected responses; a setting information generating unit generating first setting information for setting a stimulation target part of the user's entire brain and second setting information for setting a stimulation method of the stimulation target part in response to the diagnosis information; and transmitting the first setting information and the second setting information to the stimulation apparatus through the mobile communication terminal to cause the stimulation apparatus to select a terminal disposed at a position corresponding to the first setting information among the plurality of terminals. It may include a setting information transmitter configured to stimulate the brain of the user in a stimulation method corresponding to the second setting information through the second setting information.

In one embodiment, the system, in conjunction with a sensor or application installed in the mobile communication terminal, the user's exercise amount, biosignals, location, surrounding environment, and the type of work performed by the user through the mobile communication terminal and and a behavior data collection unit configured to collect behavior data related to at least one of the workload, wherein the diagnosis information generation unit may be configured to generate the diagnosis information based on the collected response and the behavior data.

In an embodiment, the system parses a text message, a social network service (SNS) message, or an email sent by the user through the mobile communication terminal for a certain period of time, and adds it to a predetermined negative word list. and a word extraction unit for extracting the included negative words from the text, and the behavior data collection unit may be configured to collect the extraction frequency of the extracted negative words as the user's behavior data.

In an embodiment, the diagnostic information generating unit includes the user re-collected by the user response collecting unit after the brain stimulation operation of the stimulation apparatus corresponding to the first setting information and the second setting information is finished. Generates follow-up diagnostic information on the user's mental disorder based on the response of can be configured to

In an embodiment, the diagnosis information generating unit transmits an initial diagnosis result performed based on the collected responses to a medical institution server or a doctor's terminal through the mobile communication terminal, and is fed back from the medical institution server or the attending physician's terminal It may be configured to generate the diagnosis information by reflecting the final diagnosis result.

In an embodiment, the second setting information generated by the setting information generating unit may include information for setting the intensity, frequency, or stimulation time of a stimulation signal that stimulates the stimulation target region.

In an embodiment, the setting information generating unit pre-stores a setting information table in which a stimulation target part and a stimulation method are recorded for each type and degree of a mental disorder, and the first information corresponding to the diagnosis information according to the setting information table It may be configured to generate one setting information and the second setting information.

In one embodiment, the system executes an application for performing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in response to the diagnostic information through the mobile communication terminal or CBT for outputting treatment information according to CBT through the mobile communication terminal It may include an execution unit.

In an embodiment, the stimulation apparatus comprises: a setting information receiving unit configured to receive the first setting information and the second setting information by communicating with the mobile communication terminal; and a stimulation signal generator for selecting a terminal disposed at a position corresponding to the first setting information among the plurality of terminals, and generating the stimulation signal in a stimulation method corresponding to the second setting information through the selected terminal can

The non-face-to-face mental disorder treatment method according to an embodiment of the present invention is capable of communicating with a mobile communication terminal and generating stimulation signals through a plurality of terminals distributed around the user's head to stimulate the user's brain. A method of treating a mental disorder of the user based on a stimulation device, wherein the mobile communication terminal outputs a questionnaire for diagnosing mental disorders, and collecting responses of the user input to the mobile communication terminal in response to the questionnaire ( a) step; (b) generating, by the mobile communication terminal, diagnostic information on the type and degree of a mental disorder occurring in the user based on the collected responses; (c) generating, by the mobile communication terminal, first setting information for setting a stimulation target part of the user's entire brain and second setting information for setting a stimulation method of the stimulation target part in response to the diagnosis information; and the stimulation apparatus receives the first setting information and the second setting information from the mobile communication terminal, selects a terminal disposed at a position corresponding to the first setting information among the plurality of terminals, and selects the selected terminal and (d) generating the stimulation signal in a stimulation method corresponding to the second setting information through the method.

In one embodiment, in the method, before the step (b), the mobile communication terminal interlocks with a sensor or application installed in the mobile communication terminal to determine the user's exercise amount, biosignal, location, surrounding environment, and the user and collecting behavioral data on at least one of a type of work and an amount of work performed through the mobile communication terminal, wherein the step (b) includes collecting the diagnostic information based on the collected response and the behavioral data. It may include the step of generating.

In one embodiment, the collecting of the behavior data comprises parsing the text of a text message, a social network service (SNS) message, or an email sent by the user through the mobile communication terminal for a certain period of time, extracting a negative word included in a predetermined negative word list from the text; and collecting the extraction frequency of the extracted negative words as the user's behavior data.

In one embodiment, in the method, after step (d), the mobile communication terminal outputs a questionnaire for re-diagnosis of mental disorders, recollects the user's responses corresponding to the questionnaire, and interworks with the sensor or application to re-collect the user's behavior data; and based on the re-collected user's response, the re-collected user's behavior data, or the re-collected user's response and the user's behavior data, generating follow-up diagnostic information about the user's mental disorder. may include steps.

In an embodiment, the step (b) comprises: transmitting, by the mobile communication terminal, an initial diagnosis result performed based on the collected responses to a medical institution server or a doctor's terminal; and generating, by the mobile communication terminal, the diagnosis information by reflecting the final diagnosis result fed back from the medical institution server or the doctor's terminal.

In one embodiment, the second setting information generated in step (c) may include information for setting the intensity, frequency, or stimulation time of the stimulation signal to stimulate the stimulation target region.

In one embodiment, the method includes, before the step (c), the mobile communication terminal storing a setting information table in which a stimulation target part and a stimulation method are recorded for each type and degree of a mental disorder, the Step (c) may include generating the first setting information and the second setting information corresponding to the diagnosis information according to the setting information table.

In one embodiment, in the method, after step (b), the mobile communication terminal executes an application for performing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in response to the diagnostic information through the mobile communication terminal or according to CBT It may include outputting treatment information.

Embodiments according to the present invention may be implemented using a computer program recorded in a recording medium as a computer program for executing the above-described operation or method through a computer system.

According to the present invention, while diagnosing a user's mental disorder through a mobile communication terminal carried by the user, a stimulation device that generates electrical or magnetic stimulation signals through a plurality of terminals distributed around the user's head is diagnosed. By stimulating the user's brain by automatically controlling it according to the result, it is possible to diagnose and manage the user's mental health condition in a non-face-to-face manner at all times, and to provide a direct and prompt treatment effect to the user with a mental disorder.

In addition, by collecting behavior data related to the user's lifestyle or behavior pattern through the mobile communication terminal, and diagnosing the type and degree of the user's mental disorder with reference to the collected behavior data, the accuracy of the mental disorder diagnosis result and reliability can be improved.

In addition, by adaptively changing the stimulation target part stimulated by the stimulation device, stimulation intensity, stimulation cycle, etc. according to the result of diagnosing mental disorders through the mobile communication terminal, it is optimized for the type and degree of the user's mental disorder. Brain stimulation can be performed, which can further enhance the effectiveness of treating mental disorders.

Furthermore, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will clearly understand from the following description that various embodiments according to the present invention can solve various technical problems not mentioned above.

1 is a diagram illustrating a mental disorder treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile communication terminal applied to a mental disorder treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a stimulation apparatus applied to a mental disorder treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing an example of terminals for stimulation provided in the stimulation apparatus.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for treating mental disorders according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 to 8 are diagrams illustrating brain stimulation methods for each operation mode of the stimulation apparatus.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in order to clarify solutions to the technical problems of the present invention. However, in the description of the present invention, if the description of the related known technology rather obscures the gist of the present invention, the description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the terms used in this specification are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, and these may vary according to the intentions or customs of designers, manufacturers, and the like. Therefore, definitions of terms to be described below should be made based on the content throughout this specification.

1 illustrates a mental disorder treatment system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, the mental disorder treatment system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a system for diagnosing and treating a user's mental disorder in a non-face-to-face manner, and includes a mobile communication terminal 100 and a stimulation device ( 200), and according to an embodiment, may further include a management server 300, a medical institution server 400, a doctor's terminal 500, and the like.

The mobile communication terminal 100 is a communication terminal used by a user who wants to be diagnosed with a mental disorder, and may be composed of various types of portable mobile terminals such as a smartphone, a smart watch, a tablet PC, or personal digital assistants (PDA). have.

The stimulation apparatus 200 may be configured to stimulate the user's brain by generating an electrical stimulation signal or a magnetic stimulation signal through a plurality of terminals distributed around the user's head. To this end, the stimulation apparatus 200 may have a wearable structure worn on the user's head. Also, the stimulation apparatus 200 may be configured to communicate with the mobile communication terminal 100 and to be controlled through the mobile communication terminal 100 .

The management server 300 is a server operated by an operator or manager of a mental disorder treatment system, and provides an application for mental disorder treatment to the mobile communication terminal 100 , and the mobile communication terminal 100 and the medical institution server 400 . ) or may be configured to relay information exchange between the terminal 500 of the attending physician.

The medical institution server 400 is a server operated by a medical institution that provides medical services, and may be configured to store a user's mental disorder-related medical records or medical information.

The doctor's terminal 500 is a communication terminal used by a doctor who treats a user's mental disorder, and may be configured as a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a laptop computer, or a fixed terminal such as a desktop computer.

As will be described again below, the user of the mental disorder treatment system 10 self-diagnoses a mental disorder through his/her mobile communication terminal 100 and uses the stimulation device 200 automatically controlled according to the diagnosis result. You can receive direct and prompt treatment.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile communication terminal 100 applied to a mental disorder treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 , the mobile communication terminal 100 includes a communication unit 101 , an input unit 102 , an output unit 103 , a storage unit 104 , a sensor unit 105 , and a control unit 106 . can do.

The communication unit 101 receives data transmitted from other communication devices such as the stimulation device 200 or the management server 300 through a wired/wireless communication network and transmits it to the control unit 106 or in the control unit 106 . It may be configured to transmit the generated or processed data to other communication devices. To this end, the communication unit 101 may include a communication modem for performing wired/wireless communication. In this case, the communication unit 101 is a WiFi communication module for performing wireless communication with a nearby AP (Access Point) or a Bluetooth communication module for performing direct communication with another communication device, a Zigbee communication module, a Near Field Communication (NFC) module, It may include an LTE communication module, a 5G communication module, and the like. In addition, the communication unit 101 may include a USB port, a wired LAN port, or various communication ports to which other data transmission cables are connected.

The input unit 102 may be configured to receive a user's command or data. To this end, the input unit 102 may include a manipulation button or a touch panel.

The output unit 103 may be configured to output data or information visually or audibly. To this end, the output unit 103 may include an image display device such as a display panel or a touch screen. Also, the output unit 103 may further include a sound generating device such as a speaker.

The storage unit 104 may be configured to store and manage data necessary for the operation of the mobile communication terminal 100 . To this end, the storage unit 104 may selectively include various storage media such as ROM, RAM, EEPROM, registers, and flash memory.

The sensor unit 105 may be configured to sense a user's movement, biosignal, location, surrounding environment, and the like. To this end, the sensor unit 105 may selectively include various sensors such as an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a biosignal sensor, a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, a temperature sensor, and an image sensor.

The control unit 106 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal 100, and may be configured to perform a user's mental disorder treatment process. To this end, the controller 106 may selectively include hardware such as a general-purpose processor for executing control logic, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), other chipsets, logic circuits, registers, and memory. Meanwhile, the control unit 106 may be configured by a combination of hardware and software. That is, the control logic of the control unit 106 is configured as a computer program and stored in its own memory or storage unit 103 of the control unit 106, and the stored computer program may be configured to be executed through hardware of the control unit 106. .

The control unit 106 includes a user response collection unit 110, a diagnostic information generation unit 120, a setting information generation unit 130, and a setting information transmission unit 140 as functionally distinguished detailed components, According to an example, it may further include a word extraction unit 150 , a behavior data collection unit 160 , a CBT performing unit 170 , and the like.

The user response collection unit 110 outputs a questionnaire for diagnosing mental disorders through the output unit 103 of the mobile communication terminal 100 and collects user responses input to the mobile communication terminal 100 in response to the questionnaire. can be configured to The questionnaires for diagnosing mental disorders output by the user response collection unit 110 include Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for evaluation of depressive disorder, Insomnia severity index (ISI) for evaluation of sleep disorders, and evaluation of anxiety disorders. It may include questionnaires according to General anxiety disorder 7-item (GAD-7), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS).

The diagnostic information generating unit 120 may be configured to generate diagnostic information on the type and degree of a mental disorder occurring in the user based on the responses collected by the user response collecting unit 110 .

In one embodiment, the diagnosis information generating unit 120 performs an initial diagnosis on the type and degree of a mental disorder occurring in the user based on the collected responses, and transmits the initial diagnosis result to the mobile communication terminal 100 ) is transmitted to the medical institution server 400 or the doctor's terminal 500 through the communication unit 101 of the can be

In another embodiment, the diagnosis information generating unit 120 transmits only the collected responses to the management server 300 so that the management server 300 performs an initial diagnosis based on the collected responses, , when the final diagnosis result is fed back from the medical institution server 400 or the doctor's terminal 500 that has received the initial diagnosis result, the diagnosis information may be generated by reflecting the final diagnosis result.

The generated diagnostic information may be output through the output unit 103 of the mobile communication terminal 100 and provided to the user.

As mentioned above, the control unit 106 may further include a word extraction unit 150 , a behavior data collection unit 160 , and a CBT performing unit 170 .

In this case, the word extracting unit 150 is a text message such as an SMS (Short Message Service) message or an MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) message sent by the user through the mobile communication terminal 100 for a certain period of time, and a social network (SNS) message. Service) may be configured to parse the text of the message or email and extract negative words included in a predetermined negative word list from the text. 100) may be configured to interwork with an application for sending and receiving text messages, an SNS application, and an application for sending and receiving email.

The behavior data collection unit 160 interlocks with a sensor or an application installed in the mobile communication terminal 100 , such as the user's exercise amount, biosignal, location, surrounding environment, and the type of work performed by the user through the mobile communication terminal 100 . and collect behavioral data relating to at least one of a workload. In this case, the behavior data collection unit 160 may collect the extraction frequency of the negative words extracted by the word extraction unit 150 as the behavior data.

In this case, the diagnostic information generating unit 120 determines the type of mental disorder that has occurred to the user based on the responses collected by the user response collecting unit 110 and the behavioral data collected by the behavioral data collecting unit 160 . and to generate diagnostic information regarding the degree of disability.

The user's behavior data may be used as auxiliary data for determining the degree of disability in the process of generating diagnostic information by the diagnostic information generating unit 120 . For example, when the user's exercise amount is greater than the reference amount, when the user's bio-signals are within the normal range, when the extraction frequency of negative words extracted from the user's message is lower than the reference value, etc., the severity of the mental disorder caused to the user can be judged lower than the severity derived from the questionnaire for diagnosing mental disorders. The reference amount of the exercise amount, the normal range of the biosignal, the extraction frequency reference value of negative words, and the like may be determined in consideration of values of normal people who do not have a mental disorder.

On the other hand, when the user's average exercise amount is less than the reference amount, when the user's bio-signals do not fall within the normal range, when the extraction frequency of negative words extracted from the user's message is higher than the reference value, The severity can be judged higher than the severity derived from the questionnaire for diagnosing mental disorders.

Meanwhile, the type of mental disorder may be diagnosed according to the classification of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). For example, the type of mental disorder may be diagnosed according to section II of the DSM-5. In other words, the types of mental disorders that users have experienced include Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders, Bipolar and Related Disorders, and Depressive Disorders. , Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Trauma-and Stressor-Related Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom Disorders ( Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Elimination Disorders, Sleep-Wake Disorders, etc. can be diagnosed.

When the diagnostic information is generated by the diagnostic information generator 120 , the setting information generating unit 130 includes first setting information for setting a stimulation target part of the user's entire brain in response to the corresponding diagnosis information, and the stimulation target It may be configured to generate second setting information for setting the stimulation method of the region. In this case, the second setting information may include information for setting the intensity, frequency, or stimulation time of the stimulation signal to stimulate the stimulation target region.

In one embodiment, the setting information generating unit 130 stores in advance a setting information table in which a stimulation target part and a stimulation method are recorded for each type and degree of a mental disorder, and the setting information corresponding to the diagnosis information according to the setting information table. It may be configured to generate the first setting information and the second setting information.

The setting information transmitting unit 140 may be configured to transmit the first setting information and the second setting information to the stimulation apparatus 200 through the communication unit 101 of the mobile communication terminal 100 . That is, the setting information transmitting unit 140 transmits the first setting information and the second setting information to the stimulation apparatus 200 , thereby causing the stimulation apparatus 200 to respond to the first setting information among the plurality of terminals. The user's brain may be stimulated by a stimulation method corresponding to the second setting information through a terminal disposed at a position of

On the other hand, the CBT performing unit 170, in response to the diagnosis information generated by the diagnosis information generating unit 120, CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) performing CBT application through the mobile communication terminal 100, or , may be configured to output treatment information according to the CBT through the output unit 103 of the mobile communication terminal 100 . In this case, the CBT application may be configured to provide psychodynamic therapy, cognitive therapy, behavioral therapy, relaxation training, etc. to the user based on virtual reality (Virtual Reality) or augmented reality (Augmented Reality).

In one embodiment, after the brain stimulation operation of the stimulation device 200 and the execution of the CBT application are completed, the user response collection unit 110 outputs a questionnaire for re-diagnosis of mental disorders and the user corresponding to the questionnaire , and the behavior data collection unit 160 may be configured to re-collect the behavior data of the user by interworking with a sensor or application of the mobile communication terminal 100 .

In addition, the diagnosis information generating unit 120 is configured to perform a subsequent diagnosis of the user's mental disorder based on the re-collected user's response or the user's behavior data, or both the re-collected user's response and behavior data. may be configured to generate information.

In this case, the diagnosis information generating unit 120 may output the subsequent diagnosis information through the output unit 103 of the mobile communication terminal 100 . In addition, when it is determined that re-treatment is necessary for the user according to the follow-up diagnosis information, the setting information generating unit 130 regenerates the first setting information and the second setting information corresponding to the follow-up diagnosis information, and The setting information transmitting unit 140 may retransmit the regenerated first setting information and the second setting information to the stimulation apparatus 200 through the communication unit 101 of the mobile communication terminal 100 . As a result, the stimulation apparatus 200 may restimulate the user's brain according to the retransmitted first setting information and the second setting information.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a stimulation apparatus 200 applied to a mental disorder treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the stimulation apparatus 200 includes a communication unit 210 , an input unit 220 , an output unit 230 , a storage unit 240 , a stimulation unit 250 and a control unit 260 , and and may be configured as a wearable device that can be worn on the user's head.

The communication unit 210 receives data transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 100 or other communication devices in a wired/wireless communication method and transmits it to the control unit 260 , or moves data generated or processed by the control unit 260 . It may be configured to transmit to the communication terminal 100 or other communication devices. To this end, the communication unit 210 may include a communication modem for performing wired/wireless communication. In this case, the communication unit 210 may selectively include a Bluetooth communication module for performing wireless communication with another communication device, a Zigbee communication module, a Near Field Communication (NFC) module, an LTE communication module, a 5G communication module, a WiFi communication module, and the like. can Also, the communication unit 210 may include a USB port, a wired LAN port, or various communication ports to which other data transmission cables are connected.

The input unit 220 may be configured to receive a user's command or data. To this end, the input unit 102 may include a manipulation button or a touch panel.

The output unit 230 may be configured to output data or information visually or audibly. To this end, the output unit 230 may include an image display device such as a display panel or a touch screen. Also, the output unit 230 may further include a sound generating device such as a speaker.

The storage unit 240 may be configured to store and manage data necessary for the operation of the stimulation apparatus 200 . To this end, the storage unit 240 may selectively include various storage media such as ROM, RAM, EEPROM, registers, and flash memory.

The stimulation unit 250 includes a plurality of stimulation terminals 250a to 250n disposed around the user's head, and outputs an electrical stimulation signal or a magnetic stimulation signal through the corresponding terminals 250a to 250n. It may be configured to stimulate the user's brain. According to an embodiment, the stimulation unit 250 may be configured to stimulate the user's brain by applying any one of a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) method and a Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (TES) method or both. For the application of the TMS method, the terminals for stimulation 250a to 250n may each include an electromagnet whose polarity can be changed. In addition, for the application of the TES method, the terminals 250a to 250n for stimulation may be each made of a conductive material.

The controller 260 controls the overall operation of the stimulation apparatus 200 and may be configured to stimulate the user's brain. To this end, the controller 260 may selectively include hardware such as a general-purpose processor for executing control logic, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), other chipsets, logic circuits, registers, and memory. Meanwhile, the control unit 260 may be configured as a combination of hardware and software. That is, the control logic of the control unit 260 may be configured as a computer program and stored in its own memory or storage unit 240 of the control unit 260 , and the stored computer program may be configured to be executed through hardware of the control unit 260 . .

The control unit 260 may include a setting information receiving unit 262 and a stimulation signal generating unit 264 as functionally distinguished detailed components.

The setting information receiving unit 262 performs communication with the mobile communication terminal 100 to receive the first setting information and the second setting information transmitted by the setting information transmitting unit 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100 . can be configured.

The stimulation signal generating unit 264 selects a terminal disposed at a position corresponding to the first setting information among a plurality of terminals 250a to 250n arranged around the user's head, and the second setting information through the selected terminal may be configured to generate an electrical stimulation signal or a magnetic stimulation signal in a stimulation manner corresponding to .

4 shows an example of the terminals 250a to 250h for stimulation provided in the stimulation apparatus 200 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , the stimulation terminals 250a to 250h of the stimulation apparatus 200 are coupled to the frame 270 of the stimulation apparatus 200 having a headband shape or a helmet shape that can be worn on the user's head. It can be arranged around the head of the user wearing the corresponding frame 270 . Of course, the size, shape, number, location, etc. of the terminals for stimulation may be variously changed according to the embodiment.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for treating mental disorders according to an embodiment of the present invention. An operation process of the mental disorder treatment system 10 will be described in time series with reference to FIG. 5 .

5, the mobile communication terminal 100 of the mental disorder treatment system 10 outputs a mental disorder diagnosis questionnaire through a display or a speaker (S500), and the mobile communication terminal 100 responds to the question ) may be collected from the user's responses (S510).

On the other hand, the mobile communication terminal 100 interlocks with a sensor or an application installed in the mobile communication terminal 100 to determine the user's exercise amount, biosignals, location, surrounding environment, and work performed by the user through the mobile communication terminal 100 . Behavior data related to at least one of a type and an amount of work may be collected ( S520 ).

In this case, the mobile communication terminal 100 transmits a text message such as a Short Message Service (SMS) message or a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message sent by the user through the mobile communication terminal 100 for a certain period of time, and a Social Network (SNS) message. Service) By parsing the text of the message or email, negative words included in a predetermined negative word list can be extracted from the text, and the mobile communication terminal 100 extracts the extracted negative words from the text. can be collected as behavior data of the corresponding user.

Next, the mobile communication terminal 100 may generate diagnostic information on the type and degree of a mental disorder that has occurred to the user based on the collected information (S530 to S560).

To this end, the mobile communication terminal 100 may transmit the collected information to the management server 300 (S530). The management server 300 receiving the collected information may perform an initial diagnosis on the mental disorder of the user based on the information (S540), and transmit the initial diagnosis result to the medical institution server 400 (S542).

In FIG. 5 , the management server 300 is shown to perform initial diagnosis based on the collected information, but according to an embodiment, after the mobile communication terminal 100 performs the initial diagnosis based on the collected information, It may be configured to transmit the collected information and the initial diagnosis result to the medical institution server 400 through the management server 300 .

Next, when the attending physician accessing the medical institution server 400 confirms or changes the initial diagnosis result and the final diagnosis result is confirmed (S550), the medical institution server 400 transmits the final diagnosis result through the management server 300 or It can be transmitted directly to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S552, S554).

In this way, the mobile communication terminal 100 receiving the final diagnosis result fed back from the medical institution server 400 may generate diagnosis information regarding the type and degree of a mental disorder occurring in the user by reflecting the final diagnosis result ( S560).

Next, the mobile communication terminal 100 generates first setting information for setting a stimulation target part of the user's entire brain and second setting information for setting a stimulation method of the stimulation target part in response to the diagnosis information You can (S570). In this case, the second setting information may include information for setting the intensity, frequency, or stimulation time of the stimulation signal to stimulate the stimulation target region.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal 100 stores in advance a setting information table in which a stimulation target part and a stimulation method are recorded for each type and degree of a mental disorder, and the first setting corresponding to the diagnosis information according to the setting information table information and the second setting information may be generated.

Then, when the mobile communication terminal 100 performs pairing with the stimulation apparatus 200 and a communication channel with the stimulation apparatus 200 is established, the first setting information and the second setting information are transmitted to the stimulation apparatus. It can be transmitted to ( 200 ) ( S580 ).

The stimulation apparatus 200 receiving the first setting information and the second setting information selects a terminal arranged at a position corresponding to the first setting information among a plurality of terminals arranged around the user's head, and selects the selected terminal The user's brain can be stimulated by generating an electrical stimulation signal or a magnetic stimulation signal in a stimulation method corresponding to the second setting information through the ( S590 ).

Meanwhile, the mobile communication terminal 100 may execute a CBT application for performing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in response to the user's diagnostic information, or output treatment information according to the CBT through the output unit 103 . have.

In one embodiment, when the brain stimulation operation of the stimulation apparatus 200 is completed and a brain stimulation completion notification is received from the stimulation apparatus 200 (S592), the mobile communication terminal 100 performs a questionnaire for rediagnosing mental disorders to re-collect the user's responses corresponding to the corresponding questionnaire by outputting the Based on the user's behavioral data or the re-collected user's response and behavioral data, follow-up diagnostic information regarding the user's mental disorder may be generated ( S594 ). In this case, the mobile communication terminal 100 may output the subsequent diagnosis information through the output unit 103 .

Then, when it is determined that re-treatment is necessary for the user according to the follow-up diagnosis information (S596), the mobile communication terminal 100 regenerates the first setting information and the second setting information corresponding to the follow-up diagnosis information. and (S570), the regenerated first setting information and the second setting information may be retransmitted to the stimulation apparatus 200 through the communication unit 101 (S580). As a result, the stimulation apparatus 200 may generate a stimulation signal according to the retransmitted first setting information and the second setting information to restimulate the user's brain ( S590 ).

6 to 8 are diagrams illustrating brain stimulation methods for each operation mode of the stimulation apparatus 200 .

6 to 8 , the stimulation apparatus 200 may stimulate the user's brain in various operation modes according to the setting information received from the mobile communication terminal 100 .

That is, as shown in FIG. 6 , in the first operation mode, the stimulation apparatus 200 includes a first terminal 250a disposed in front of the head among a plurality of terminals 250a to 250h disposed around the user's head. and the second terminal 250b disposed on the left side of the head, and by operating the electromagnets included in the respective terminals 250a and 250b with opposite polarities to each other, a magnetic field that stimulates the left frontal lobe of the user can be generated .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7 , in the second operation mode, the stimulation apparatus 200 includes a first terminal 250a disposed in front of the head among a plurality of terminals 250a to 250h disposed around the user's head. and the eighth terminal 250h, and by operating the electromagnets included in the respective terminals 250a and 250h with opposite polarities to each other, a magnetic field that stimulates the frontal lobe of the user can be generated.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 8 , in the third operation mode, the stimulation device 200 has a first terminal 250a and an eighth terminal 250h disposed in front of the head, and a second terminal (250h) disposed on the left side of the head ( 250b) and the third terminal 250c, the fourth terminal 250d and the fifth terminal 250e disposed on the back of the head, and the sixth terminal 250f and the seventh terminal 250g disposed on the right side of the head are selected, , all the electromagnets included in the first terminal 250a, the second terminal 250b, the third terminal 250c, and the eighth terminal 250h are operated as S poles, and the fourth terminal 250d, the fifth By operating all of the electromagnets included in the terminal 250e, the sixth terminal 250f, and the seventh terminal 250g as N poles, it is possible to generate a magnetic field that stimulates the deep brain of the user.

Of course, the operation mode of the stimulation apparatus 200 may be changed in various ways. In addition, the stimulation apparatus 200 may change the N-pole terminal to the S-pole terminal and the S-pole terminal to the N-pole terminal at predetermined times according to the frequency information included in the second setting information.

Meanwhile, the embodiments according to the present invention may be implemented as a computer system and a computer program for driving the computer system. When the embodiments of the present invention are implemented as a computer program, the elements of the present invention may include program segments that execute corresponding operations or tasks through a corresponding computer system. These computer programs or program segments may be stored in various computer-readable recording media. The computer-readable recording medium may include any type of medium for recording data readable by a computer system. For example, the computer-readable recording medium may include ROM, RAM, EEPROM, registers, flash memory, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, hard disk, floppy disk, or optical data recording device. In addition, such a recording medium may be distributed in various network-connected computer systems to store or execute program codes in a distributed manner.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user's mental disorder is diagnosed through the mobile communication terminal 100 carried by the user, and electrical or magnetic stimulation signals are transmitted through a plurality of terminals distributed around the user's head. By stimulating the user's brain by automatically controlling the stimulation device 200 for generating It can provide a direct and rapid therapeutic effect.

In addition, by collecting behavior data related to the user's lifestyle or behavior pattern through the mobile communication terminal 100 and diagnosing the type and degree of mental disorder of the user with reference to the collected behavior data, diagnosis of mental disorder It can improve the accuracy and reliability of the results.

In addition, by adaptively changing the stimulation target part stimulated by the stimulation device 200, the stimulation intensity, the stimulation cycle, etc. according to the mental disorder diagnosis result through the mobile communication terminal 100, the type of mental disorder of the user It is possible to perform a brain stimulation method optimized for the degree of disability and disability, and as a result, the effect of treating mental disorders can be further improved.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that the embodiments according to the present invention can solve various technical problems other than those mentioned in this specification in the related technical field as well as the related technical field.

Up to now, the present invention has been described with reference to specific examples. However, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that various modified embodiments can be implemented within the technical scope of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed above should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive point of view. That is, the scope of the true technical spirit of the present invention is indicated in the claims, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereto should be construed as being included in the present invention.

100: mobile communication terminal 110: user response collection unit
120: diagnostic information generating unit 130: setting information generating unit
140: setting information transmission unit 150: word extraction unit
160: behavior data collection unit 170: CBT execution unit
200: stimulation device 210: set government receiver
220: stimulus signal generator

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It is a non-face-to-face method for treating mental disorders of the user based on a stimulation device that can communicate with a mobile communication terminal and stimulates the user's brain by generating a stimulation signal through a plurality of terminals distributed around the user's head A psychiatric care system comprising:
a user response collecting unit for outputting a questionnaire for diagnosing a mental disorder through the mobile communication terminal and collecting responses of the user inputted to the mobile communication terminal in response to the corresponding questionnaire;
a diagnostic information generating unit that generates diagnostic information on a type and degree of a mental disorder occurring in the user based on the collected responses;
Setting information for generating first setting information for setting a stimulation target part of the user's entire brain and second setting information for setting a stimulation method of the stimulation target part in response to the diagnosis information generated by the diagnosis information generating unit generator; and
The first setting information and the second setting information are transmitted to the stimulation apparatus through the mobile communication terminal, and the stimulation apparatus causes the stimulation apparatus through a terminal disposed at a position corresponding to the first setting information among the plurality of terminals. and a setting information transmitter configured to stimulate the brain of the user in a stimulation method corresponding to the second setting information. According to claim 1,
Collects behavioral data related to at least one of the user's exercise amount, biosignal, location, surrounding environment, and the type and amount of work performed by the user through the mobile communication terminal in conjunction with a sensor or application installed in the mobile communication terminal including a behavioral data collection unit that
The diagnosis information generating unit is configured to generate the diagnosis information based on the collected responses and the behavior data. 3. The method of claim 2,
By parsing the text of a text message, social network service (SNS) message, or email sent by the user through the mobile communication terminal for a certain period of time, negative words included in a predetermined negative word list are extracted from the text including a word extraction unit to
The behavior data collection unit is configured to collect the extraction frequency of the extracted negative words as the behavior data of the user. According to claim 1,
The diagnostic information generating unit may include, based on the user's response re-collected by the user response collecting unit after the brain stimulation operation of the stimulation apparatus corresponding to the first setting information and the second setting information is completed, A non-face-to-face mental disorder treatment system, configured to generate follow-up diagnostic information regarding a user's mental disorder. 3. The method of claim 2,
The diagnostic information generating unit collects the user's response and the behavior data that are re-collected by the user response collecting unit after the brain stimulation operation of the stimulation apparatus corresponding to the first setting information and the second setting information is completed based on the user's behavioral data re-collected by the unit, or the re-collected user's responses and the user's behavioral data, to generate follow-up diagnostic information about the user's mental disorder. A face-to-face mental disorder care system. According to claim 1,
The diagnosis information generating unit transmits an initial diagnosis result performed based on the collected responses to a medical institution server or a doctor's terminal through the mobile communication terminal, and reflects the final diagnosis result fed back from the medical institution server or the attending physician's terminal A non-face-to-face mental disorder treatment system, characterized in that configured to generate the diagnostic information. According to claim 1,
The second setting information generated by the setting information generating unit is a non-face-to-face mental disorder treatment, characterized in that it includes information for setting the intensity, frequency, or stimulation time of the stimulation signal to stimulate the stimulation target region system. According to claim 1,
The setting information generating unit stores in advance a setting information table in which a stimulation target part and a stimulation method are recorded for each type and degree of a mental disorder, and the first setting information corresponding to the diagnosis information and the first setting information corresponding to the diagnosis information according to the setting information table 2 A non-face-to-face mental disorder treatment system configured to generate setting information. According to claim 1,
Corresponding to the diagnosis information, the CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) execution application through the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises a CBT performing unit for outputting treatment information according to CBT through the mobile communication terminal A face-to-face mental disorder care system. According to claim 1,
The stimulation device is
a configuration information receiver configured to communicate with the mobile communication terminal to receive the first configuration information and the second configuration information; and
Selecting a terminal disposed at a position corresponding to the first setting information among the plurality of terminals, and including a stimulation signal generator for generating the stimulation signal in a stimulation method corresponding to the second setting information through the selected terminal A non-face-to-face mental disorder treatment system. It is a non-face-to-face method for treating mental disorders of the user based on a stimulation device that can communicate with a mobile communication terminal and stimulates the user's brain by generating a stimulation signal through a plurality of terminals distributed around the user's head A method of treating a mental disorder comprising:
outputting, by the mobile communication terminal, a questionnaire for diagnosing mental disorders, and collecting responses of the user input to the mobile communication terminal in response to the questionnaire;
generating, by the mobile communication terminal, diagnostic information on a type and degree of a mental disorder occurring in the user based on the collected responses;
generating, by the mobile communication terminal, first setting information for setting a stimulation target part of the user's entire brain and second setting information for setting a stimulation method of the stimulation target part in response to the diagnosis information; and
The stimulation apparatus receives the first setting information and the second setting information from the mobile communication terminal, selects a terminal disposed at a position corresponding to the first setting information among the plurality of terminals, and through the selected terminal Non-face-to-face mental disorder treatment method comprising the step of generating the stimulation signal in a stimulation method corresponding to the second setting information. A computer program recorded on a recording medium as a computer program for executing the method according to claim 11 through a computer system.

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