MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521114145 A) filed by Symbiosis International, Pune, Maharashtra, on Nov. 19, 2025, for 'a computer-aided system and method for identification and management of mental health care barriers.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Sheela Upendra; Dr. Jasneet Kaur; and Ms. Bhakti Kulkarni.
The application for the patent was published on Dec. 12, under issue no. 50/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention provides a computer-aided system (100) and method (200) for identifying, predicting, and managing barriers to mental health care in rural and underserved communities. The system integrates data acquisition (102), behavioural input analysis (103) with a sentiment and stigma detection submodule (103a), classification (104), and predictive analytics (105) to compute a quantitative mental-health barrier index and vulnerability score. A recommendation and referral engine (106) generates personalized interventions, while a communication and synchronization module (107) and memory device (108) enable offline operation. The system employs a federated data-processing architecture (109) and an affordability computation submodule (111) for privacy-preserving, scalable analytics. The invention is applicable to community health networks, telepsychiatry platforms, and public-health policymaking, providing data-driven insights for equitable mental-health planning, early screening, and intervention across low-connectivity rural regions."
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