Eliza the computer therapist

[seaBiscuit$]

I want to improve my Eliza computer therapist program by adding on to it with something that would diagnose the user with some mental illness when the conversation is over. Does anyone know what kinds of things it should look for in the input to do something like that?

[sid6.7]

I want to improve my Eliza computer therapist program by adding on to it with something that would diagnose the user with some mental illness when the conversation is over. Does anyone know what kinds of things it should look for in the input to do something like that?

so you mean if some one says alot of depressing words(sad, unhappy)
it will diagnose depression? and the same for other diagnoses?

[seaBiscuit$]

so you mean if some one says alot of depressing words(sad, unhappy)
it will diagnose depression? and the same for other diagnoses?

Yea, like that. I could increment the attribute associated with a word each time it apears and print it out at the end, like:

Depression: 23
Paranoia: 45
Evilness: 21

But I'm not quite sure what to look for or what to diagnose.

[sid6.7]

well there are a number of illness's probably to many to name
but here are only a few:

depression
manic depression
paranoia
schizophrenia
psychosis/psychotic
multiple personality disorder
anxiety
post traumatic syndrome

the depression one would be the easiest to pickup/make on
the rest would be pertty hard too pickup/make unless you
have eliza ask yes and no questions...how you would get her to
do that and still be conversational i dont know...

you have to look up each one and its symptoms then tailor
questions to reflect those symptoms in a yes or no manner
but really only a counsler,psychiatrist or psychologist could
tell you the correct things.

you'll probably have to limit it to the depression theme.
as to levels i would avoid having a MILD level as you
just dont know what a person is really thinking and make
sure you put a disclaimer on it that eliza/you are NOT
a medical proffessional.....yep there are people that
could use the program(disconnected from reality/life)
and something bad happens and it all blows up in your face.
people love to point fingers at everyone else and you dont want
that...

[seaBiscuit$]

Thanks! I'll look into those.