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A Cambridge company is rolling out technology that will let a computer predict the state of your mental health.

Ieso Digital Health already provides live one-to-one live, one-to-one, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) online on behalf of the NHS.

But the company is now rolling out AI that will help therapists treat patients' mental health problems.

The new feature, known as the 'clinical decision support tool', uses AI to advise therapists on a patient’s main problem.

It will give the professionals a prediction of a patient's condition, how severe it and, and how likely they are to drop out of treatment.

It aims to help them make an accurate, evidence-based diagnosis to enable the delivery of more effective treatment.

It will be the first time AI has been used in this way on an international scale.

The development will enable UK and US therapists to receive data-led insights about each patient during the assessment stage of treatment.

It is the only company using AI to assist therapists treating patients who suffer from mental health conditions.

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Chief clinical officer at Ieso, Sarah Bateup, said: "This is an incredibly important milestone in our efforts to push recovery rates to the highest that have been seen in psychological therapy services.

"Our therapists all receive training to the highest standard, but we believe that our AI technology will be an important reflective tool for them, allowing them access to the experience of hundreds of colleagues instantaneously.

"It is my belief that this will help shape the way we measure, improve, tailor and deliver CBT for years to come.

"This is only the beginning, but it’s an important start."

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The tool will be made available to Ieso's therapists on their online therapy platform.

The technology has been built using techniques that analyse data from tens of thousands of cases of online therapy.

Ieso says that its method of delivering CBT through written conversation means that the efficacy of treatments can be measured, improved, and tailored to the person receiving it, in a way that spoken therapy can't.

Senior vice president of AI at Ieso, Dr Valentin Tablan, said: "The treatment of physical health conditions have long benefited from advances of technology, with devices such as X-Ray and MRI scanners revolutionising treatment.

"Now, as AI and machine learning technology evolves, it is important that we integrate it into the treatment of mental health, so those patients too may benefit from the advancement of technology.

"We hope to engage with the NHS and other partners to continue to develop this technology.

"Only by working together as a community can we help make sure that everyone receives the mental health support they need when they need it."