A DEVICE AND A METHOD TO IDENTIFY PERSONS AT RISK FOR DEPRESSIVE RELAPSE

摘要

The invention relates to a device and a method to identify a depressed person at risk for a depressive relapse or recurrence. The device measures biological signals from the brain of a person in order to detect depressed persons who are at risk for depressive relapse or recurrence. The device comprises a measuring unit that measures the electrodermal activity in the fingers of the person in order to detect depressed persons who are at risk for depressive relapse or recurrence. The measuring unit is arranged to transmit a certain experimentally well defined pattern of sound or tone signals to the person and to provide a signal for the analysis of the electrodermal response from the person in question. The invention also relates to a device and a method to perform the analysis of the electrodermal response by means of machine learning technique.