This is the source repo of the MentalHealth project.

This project contains papers, databases and implementations of procedures described in the papers.

git clone ​https://tracinsy.ewi.tudelft.nl/MentalHealth

Code here is in Java. The rationale is that this is currently by far the most popular programming language (13% in dec2017).

MotivateDuringTherapy

The MotivateDuringTherapy module is a module that can generate messages to motivate prople to continue with their therapy. The algorithm follows the proposal in the paper [1]. The motivation message is chosen depending on the selected language, the PCL (PTSD) trend and the trust of the patient.

This package can be included with the following maven code

<repositories>
	<repository>
		<id>artifactory.ewi.tudelft.nl</id>
		<url>http://artifactory.ewi.tudelft.nl/artifactory/release</url>
		<snapshots>
			<enabled>false</enabled>
		</snapshots>
	</repository>
</repositories>

<dependency>
	<groupId>tudelft.mentalhealth</groupId>
	<artifactId>motivatepersisting</artifactId>
	<version>1.0.0</version>
</dependency>

Example code can be found [https://tracinsy.ewi.tudelft.nl/trac/MentalHealth/browser/MotivateDuringTherapy/src/test/java/tudelft/mentalhealth/motivatepersisting/MotivationalAnswerTest.java here]. Typically you need only this

{{{
Locale NL = new Locale("nl", "NL");
Situation situation=new Situation(PclTrend.DROPPING, Trust.MEDIUM);
String motivation = new MotivationalAnswer(situation, NL).getText();

}}}

References [1] Design and Evaluation of Personalized Motivational Messages by a Virtual Agent that assists in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Therapy. Myrthe L. Tielman , Mark A. Neerincx¹,², Willem-Paul Brinkman. Copy available ​here