A method and apparatus for diagnosing and/or treating mood disorders, such as depression, is provided. Right vestibular function in subjects diagnosed with a mood disorder is diminished compared with subjects who do not have a mood disorder. Accordingly, a method and apparatus for determining right vestibular function in a subject is provided, from which a diagnosis of a mood disorder may be determined. Stimulation of the vestibular system of a subject diagnosed with a mood disorder may reduce symptoms of the mood disorder in the subject. A method and apparatus for registering a subject's response to stimulation of the vestibular system and providing therapeutic vestibular stimulation based on the subject's response is provided. A subject's response to stimulation of the vestibular system may be based on measurements of nystagmus in the subject.
METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MOOD DISORDERS
VERFAHREN, VORRICHTUNGEN UND SYSTEME ZUR DIAGNOSE UND BEHANDLUNG VON GEMÜTSKRANKHEITEN
MÉTHODES, APPAREILS ET SYSTÈMES PERMETTANT DE DIAGNOSTIQUER ET DE TRAITER DES TROUBLES DE L'HUMEUR
2022-02-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / A61F FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS , Filter in Blutgefäße implantierbar / A61B DIAGNOSIS , Diagnostik / A61H PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY , Geräte für die physikalische Therapie, z.B. Vorrichtungen zum Lokalisieren oder Anregen spezieller Reflexpunkte am Körper / G09B Unterrichts- oder Vorführungsgeräte , EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES / A61N ELECTROTHERAPY , Elektrotherapie |