Method for assessing the severity of non-addictive and addictive psychoactive chemical relationships
OwnerPete S. Katzinventor
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Abstract
A system for assessing the severity of non-addictive and addictive psychoactive chemical use disorders is disclosed.
Claims11
A method of evaluating the severity of non-addictive and addictive psychoactive chemical relationships when evaluating a subject's relationship with mood altering chemicals, comprising the steps of:
- (a) evaluating the subject's prior criminal arrest record, if any, and assigning a weighted numerical value thereto,
- (b) evaluating the frequency of chemical use and the negative symptomatology related to the subject's developed tolerance levels to mood altering chemicals, if any, and assigning a weighted numerical value thereto;
- (c) evaluating potential biogenetic predisposition factors, if any, and assigning a weighted numerical value thereto;
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- (d) assigning a diagnostic assessment score to the subject based on the foregoing weighted values;
- wherein the diagnostic assessment score represents a diagnostic placement of the subject within a classification system that corresponds to the severity of both non-addictive and addictive psychoactive chemical relationships that comprise a chemical use/misuse continuum.
A method of evaluating the severity of non-addictive and addictive psychoactive chemical relationships when evaluating a subject's relationship with mood altering chemicals, comprising the steps of:
- (a) evaluating the subject's prior criminal arrest record, if any, and assigning a weighted numerical value thereto,
- (b) evaluating the frequency of chemical use and the negative symptomatology related to the subject's developed tolerance levels to mood altering chemicals, if any, and assigning a weighted numerical value thereto;
- (c) evaluating potential biogenetic predisposition factors, if any, and assigning a weighted numerical value thereto;
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- (d) assigning a diagnostic assessment score to the subject based on the foregoing weighted values;
- wherein each weighted numerical value is determined through the use of one or more decision trees.
A method of evaluating the severity of non-addictive and addictive psychoactive chemical relationships when evaluating a subject's relationship with mood altering chemicals, comprising the steps of:
- (a) evaluating the subject's prior criminal arrest record, if any, and assigning a weighted numerical value thereto,
- (b) evaluating the frequency of chemical use and the negative symptomatology related to the subject's developed tolerance levels to mood altering chemicals, if any, and assigning a weighted numerical value thereto;
- (c) evaluating potential biogenetic predisposition factors, if any, and assigning a weighted numerical value thereto;
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- (d) assigning a diagnostic assessment score to the subject based on the foregoing weighted values;
- wherein each weighted numerical value is determined through the use of one or more screening instruments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.