Devices and methods for using mechanical affective touch therapy to reduce stress, anxiety and depression

A device for reducing depression in a human, the device comprising:

• one or more mechanical transducers,
• one or more batteries, and
• one or more sinusoidal waveforms and
• one or more controller boards that control at least the one or more sinusoidal waveforms output through the mechanical transducers;
• wherein the one or more mechanical transducers, the one or more batteries and the one or more controller boards are in communication;
• wherein the controller board controls sinusoidal waveform output through the one or more mechanical transducers, thereby producing mechanical vibrations for a human and wherein when the device is adapted to provide mechanical vibrations in proximity to the temporal bone of the human's head.

A device for reducing stress in a human, the device comprising:

• one or more mechanical transducers,
• one or more batteries, and
• one or more sinusoidal waveforms and
• one or more controller boards that control at least the one or more sinusoidal waveforms output through the mechanical transducers;
• wherein the one or more mechanical transducers, the one or more batteries and the one or more controller boards are in communication;
• wherein the controller board controls sinusoidal waveform output through the one or more mechanical transducers, thereby producing mechanical vibrations for a human and wherein when the device is adapted to provide mechanical vibrations in proximity to the temporal bone of the human's head.

A method of reducing anxiety, stress or depression in a human, the method comprising:

• generating mechanical vibrations using a sinusoidal waveform and a mechanical transducer of a transcutaneous mechanical stimulation device in response to an applied electronic drive signal;
• controlling the mechanical vibrations of the electronic drive signal by a controller board so that the mechanical vibrations have a frequency of less than 20 Hz;
• and
• delivering the mechanical vibrations to the body of the human via the mechanical stimulation device, thereby providing the human with transcutaneous mechanical stimulation that reduces the human's anxiety, stress and/or depression.