Automated protocol for determining psychiatric disability

Abstract

A system for determining a psychiatric status of a person is described, the system including an activity module that outputs first data indicative of the person's activities of daily living, a social module that outputs second data indicative of the person's social functioning in a work-like setting, a persistence module that outputs third data indicative of the person's concentration persistence, a stress module that outputs fourth data indicative of the person's ability to tolerate stress, and a processing module that outputs fifth data indicative of a psychiatric disability determination based on outputs from said activity module, said social module, said persistence module, and said stress module. In certain embodiments, at least one of the activity module, the social module, the persistence module, and the stress module comprises computer executable instructions. The system may also feature a user interface configured to display the psychiatric disability determination.

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         2 . A system for determining, using a computer, a psychiatric status of a person, the system comprising:
 a non-transitory computer-readable medium programmed to output, by a processor, data indicative of a psychiatric disability determination, the psychiatric disability determination (1) being based on first data indicative of the person's activities of daily living, second data indicative of the person's social functioning in a work-like setting, third data indicative of the person's concentration persistence, and fourth data indicative of the person's ability to tolerate stress, and (2) comprising a degree of psychiatric disability relative to each of the corresponding first data, second data, third data, and fourth data; and   a non-transitory computer-readable medium programmed to determine, by a processor and based on (i) the psychiatric disability determination, (ii) the person's job, and (iii) the person's workplace, whether the person can perform the person's job in the person's workplace.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the first data is derived from at least one of: a level of self-care, a level of personal hygiene, communication ability, travel ability, and an amount of public transportation use. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the second data is derived from at least one of: a communication capacity, an extent of cooperation with others, a level of acceptance of authority, and a reliance upon peer support. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the third data is derived from at least one of: an ability to remember multi-part instructions, a level of persistence at a single task, a level of motivation, a level of self-discipline, and a level of personal independence. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the fourth data is derived from at least one of: flexibility, a coping capacity, an ability to adapt, and a degree of personal integration. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the third data is derived from an ability to remember multi-part instructions. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the psychiatric disability determination comprises a degree of psychiatric disability and a degree of competence of the person performing the person's job in the person's workplace. 
     
     
         9 . A method for determining a psychiatric status of a person, the method comprising:
 receiving, by a processor, first data indicative of the person's activities of daily living;   receiving, by a processor, second data indicative of the person's social functioning in a work-like setting;   receiving, by a processor, third data indicative of the person's concentration persistence;   receiving, by a processor, and fourth data indicative of the person's ability to tolerate stress;   processing, by a processor, the first, second, third and fourth data so as to generate a psychiatric disability determination, the psychiatric disability determination comprising a degree of psychiatric disability relative to each of the corresponding first data, second data, third data, and fourth data; and   determining, by a processor and based on the psychiatric disability determination, the person's job, and the person's workplace, whether the person can perform the person's job in the person's workplace.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising providing a recommendation that the person return to his job or a recommendation that the person not return to his job. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the receiving comprises receiving at least a portion of the first, second, third and/or fourth data from a user. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the receiving comprises receiving at least a portion of the first, second, third and/or fourth data from an electronic database. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the receiving comprises receiving numerical scores in response to one or more tests of the person. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the receiving comprises receiving a response to one or more queries presented to the person. 
     
     
         15 . A system for determining, using a computer, a psychiatric status of a person, the system i  comprising:
 a processing module programmed to output, by a processor, data indicative of a psychiatric disability determination, the psychiatric disability determination (1) being based on first data indicative of the person's activities of daily living, second data indicative of the person's social functioning in a work-like setting, third data indicative of the person's concentration persistence, and fourth data indicative of the person's ability to tolerate stress, and (2) comprising a degree of psychiatric disability relative to each of the corresponding first data, second data, third data, and fourth data; and   a recommendation module programmed (i) to determine, by a processor and based on the psychiatric disability determination, whether the person can perform the person's job in the person's workplace; and (ii) to provide a recommendation that the person return to his job or a recommendation that the person not return to his job.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the first data is derived from at least one of: a level of self-care, a level of personal hygiene, communication ability, travel ability, and an amount of public transportation use. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the second data is derived from at least one of: a communication capacity, an extent of cooperation with others, a level of acceptance of authority, and a reliance upon peer support. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the third data is derived from at least one of: an ability to remember multi-part instructions, a level of persistence at a single task, a level of motivation, a level of self-discipline, and a level of personal independence. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the fourth data is derived from at least one of: flexibility, a coping capacity, an ability to adapt, and a degree of personal integration. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the third data is derived from an ability to remember multi-part instructions. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the psychiatric disability determination comprises a degree of psychiatric disability and a degree of competence of the person performing the person's job in the person's workplace.