Intelligent Cognitive System for Computational Psychotherapy with a Conversational Agent for Attitude and Behavior Change in Stress, Anxiety, and Depression

Tine Kolenik

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The paper summarizes a Doctoral Thesis presenting a computational psychotherapy system for stress, anxiety, and depression (SAD) using a conversational agent. The first contribution is a novel panel dataset combining quantitative diagnostic-level questionnaires and qualitative daily diaries. The second contribution is the system itself, built upon a cognitive architecture simulating Theory of Mind through an ensemble of user, machine learning, and knowledge models for SAD prediction, forecasting, and personalized intervention

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.31449/inf.v49i2.8738

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