Medical tool aiding diagnosed psychosis patients in detecting auditory psychosis symptoms associated with psychosis

A method for aiding psychosis patients in distinguishing auditory psychosis symptoms, the method implemented on a patient device, the method comprising:

• monitoring for a non-audio input into a non-audio input device of the patient device by a patient, wherein the non-audio input is a deliberate, overt activation action by the patient that represents an affirmative, unambiguous indication that the patient is hearing sounds potentially symptomatic of psychosis;
• receiving a perception indication from the patient in association with the deliberate, overt activation action by the patient that represents an affirmative, unambiguous indication that the patient is hearing sounds potentially symptomatic of psychosis, wherein the perception indication is one of:
• an indication that the patient perceives that they are hearing actual sounds;
• and
• an indication that the patient perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination;
• monitoring external ambient sounds, as obtained by a microphone of the patient device, and storing information associated with the external ambient sounds in a memory of the patient device;
• testing the external ambient sounds against a threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory;
• recording the perception indication as correct where one of the following is true:
• the perception indication is an indication that the patient perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination and the ambient sounds fail to satisfy the threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory;
• or
• the perception indication is an indication that the patient perceives that they are hearing actual sounds and the ambient sounds satisfy the threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory;
• recording the perception indication as incorrect where one of the following is true:
• the perception indication is an indication that the patient perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination and the ambient sounds satisfy the threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory;
• or
• the perception indication is an indication that the patient perceives that they are hearing actual sounds and the ambient sounds fail to satisfy the threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory.

A patient device for aiding psychosis patients with auditory psychosis symptoms, the patient device comprising:

• a microphone;
• a memory;
• a non-audio input device;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• monitor for a non-audio input to the non-audio input device of the patient device by a patient, wherein the non-audio input is a deliberate, overt activation action by the patient that represents an affirmative, unambiguous indication that the patient is hearing sounds potentially symptomatic of psychosis;
• receive a perception indication from the patient in association with the deliberate, overt activation action by the patient that represents an affirmative, unambiguous indication that the patient is hearing sounds potentially symptomatic of psychosis, wherein the perception indication is one of:
• an indication that the patient perceives that they are hearing actual sounds;
• and
• an indication that the patient perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination;
• monitor external ambient sounds, as obtained by the microphone, and store information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory;
• test the external ambient sounds against a threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory;
• record the perception indication as correct where one of the following is true:
• the perception indication is an indication that the patient perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination and the processor determines that the ambient sounds fail to satisfy the threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory;
• or
• the perception indication is an indication that the patient perceives that they are hearing actual sounds and the processor determines that the ambient sounds satisfy the threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory;
• record the perception indication as incorrect where one of the following is true:
• the perception indication is an indication that the patient perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination and the processor determines that the ambient sounds satisfy the threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory;
• or
• the perception indication is an indication that the patient perceives that they are hearing actual sounds and the processor determines that the ambient sounds fail to satisfy the threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a patient device, causes the patient device to:

• monitor for a non-audio input to a non-audio input device of the patient device by a patient, wherein the non-audio input is a deliberate, overt activation action by the patient that represents an affirmative, unambiguous indication that the patient is hearing sounds potentially symptomatic of psychosis;
• receive a perception indication from the patient in association with the deliberate, overt activation action by the patient that represents an affirmative, unambiguous indication that the patient is hearing sounds potentially symptomatic of psychosis, wherein the perception indication is one of:
• an indication that the patient perceives that they are hearing actual sounds;
• and
• an indication that the patient perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination;
• monitor external ambient sounds, as obtained by a microphone of the patient device, and store information associated with the external ambient sounds in a memory of the patient device;
• test the external ambient sounds against a threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory;
• record the perception indication as correct where one of the following is true:
• the perception indication is an indication that the patient perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination and the ambient sounds fail to satisfy the threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory;
• or
• the perception indication is an indication that the patient perceives that they are hearing actual sounds and the ambient sounds satisfy the threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory;
• record the perception indication as incorrect where one of the following is true:
• the perception indication is an indication that the patient perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination and the ambient sounds satisfy the threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory;
• or
• the perception indication is an indication that the patient perceives that they are hearing actual sounds and the ambient sounds fail to satisfy the threshold based on the information associated with the external ambient sounds in the memory.