Artemis and How Are You? – rapid screening of mental distress

Background

Mental ill-health (MH) is a global concern that costs UK economy £117.9 billion annually, deepening during the pandemic. Major barriers to addressing this issue are:

1. Cumbersome and time-consuming MH assessments
2. The existence of a myriad of assessment tools (e.g. >280 for depression, alone) that complicate comparison and transferability
3. An absence of management tools to administer tests and collect results

Our tool utilizes innovative computerized adaptive testing technology to select a bespoke selection of the most informative questions for personalized, brief (under a minute) and precise assessment of mental distress. No more cumbersome and hours-long tests, no more choosing among a myriad of assessment tools with hard-to-compare results. The tool also comes with an easily accessible dashboard to help distribute assessments, collate responses and organize reports.

Technology overview

We have developed a rapid and effective mental health screening platform which utilizes innovative computerised adaptive testing technology.

Benefits

• Assessment completed in under a minute
• A unique test; no more choosing among a myriad of assessment tools with difficult to compare results
• An accessible dashboard to distribute tests, collate responses, organize reports, and monitor results

Applications

This customisable tool could be provided to any organisation concerned for the mental health of their employees/clients to help identify people in need and connect them to relevant support.

Opportunity

We are looking for potential clients and mental health service providers interested in co-development/ partnerships as well as investors.

Inventors

Dr Jan Stochl, Senior Research Associate