US 2024/0177872 A1 · Anxiety Disorders Support System

Abstract

A method for supporting a person afflicted with an anxiety disorder. The person afflicted with an anxiety disorder is provided with a first electronic communication device such as a cell phone, a smart phone, an iPhone, a laptop computer, or a special purpose custom device in operative communication with at least one trained counselor having access to a second electronic communication device. The counselor may be a member of a team of counselors. When an anxiety attack occurs, the afflicted person requests help via the first electronic communication device from the counselor to recover from the anxiety attack, the request for help including a goal. The afflicted person provides a set of options and chooses one option therefrom. The afflicted person then receives instruction from the counselor to take steps to recover, thus empowering the person afflicted with an anxiety disorder to problem solve for himself or herself.

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Dependent claims

A method for supporting a person afflicted with an anxiety disorder in real time, the steps comprising:

a) providing a person afflicted with an anxiety disorder with a first electronic communication device in operative communication with at least one trained counselor having access to a second electronic communication device;
b) using the first electronic communication device to communicate with the at least one counselor via the second electronic communication device when the person afflicted with an anxiety disorder uses the first electronic communication device to request help from the at least one counselor when an anxiety attack occurs;
c) requesting help via the first electronic communication device from the at least one counselor for guidance therefrom to recover from the anxiety attack, the request for help including a goal;
d) generating and communicating a set of at least one option via the first electronic communication device to the at least one counselor;
e) choosing one option via the first electronic communication device from the set of at least one option;
and
f) receiving a first action goal instruction via the first electronic communication device from the at least one counselor.

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A method for supporting a person afflicted with an anxiety disorder in real time, the steps comprising:

a) providing a person afflicted with an anxiety disorder with a first electronic communication device in operative communication with at least one trained counselor being a member of a team thereof and having access to a second electronic communication device;
b) using the second electronic communication device to receive communications from the person afflicted with an anxiety disorder via the first electronic communication device when an anxiety attack occurs;
c) receiving a help request via the second electronic communication device from the person afflicted with an anxiety disorder to recover from the anxiety attack, the request for help including a goal;
d) requesting a set of at least one option via the second electronic communication device from the person afflicted with an anxiety disorder;
e) receiving a preferred option via the second electronic communication device from the set of at least one option;
and
f) issuing a first action goal instruction via the second electronic communication device to the person afflicted with an anxiety disorder.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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