Systems and methods for providing treatment for psychiatric conditions

1 . A computing system, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and are configured to be executed by the one or more processors to treat a subject in need of treatment of a psychiatric condition, the one or more programs including instructions for providing a therapy session effecting treatment of the psychiatric condition, the therapy session comprising a plurality of sequential turns, each turn comprising:

(i) displaying, for a predetermined focal point indicator display time period and thereafter terminating the displaying of, a focal point indicator at a focal point indicator location in a display area of a display;

(ii) after terminating the display of the focal point indicator, displaying, together for a predetermined stimulus display time period and thereafter terminating the display of, first and second stimulus images at respective first and second stimulus image locations in the display area of the display, the first and second stimulus images being associated with respective first and second stimuli, the first and second stimulus image locations being of equal prominence in relation to the focal point indicator location;

(iii) after terminating the display of the first and second stimulus images, displaying in connection with the first stimulus image location a response invitation indicator;

(iv) receiving a user input in response to the display of the response invitation indicator;

(v) determining at least one user input aspect of the user input related to the display of the response invitation indicator; and

(vi) when the at least one user input aspect has at least one desired characteristic, implementing a user incentive to modify the user input aspect for a subsequent turn;

wherein the therapy session is initially defined by a predetermined number of turns, the predetermined number of turns being determined prior to a start of the therapy session, and subsequently during the therapy session the therapy session is redefined to be defined by a lesser or greater number of turns than the predetermined number of turns;

wherein the computing system further comprises, in connection with the display of the response invitation indicator, displaying an environment having at least one environment characteristic manifest at a periphery of the environment and inviting interaction by the user, the at least one environment characteristic including one or more of dynamism, complexity, interestingness, and challenge; and wherein

the user incentive encourages continued user participation in one or more treatment sessions;

implementation of the user incentive includes changing the at least one environment characteristic as a result of the interaction by the user, such that the changing is determined at least in part by a relationship between an input time period and an incentive time period in accordance with a predetermined formula;

display of the environment to manifest the at least one environment characteristic includes displaying at least one target, each having at least one target characteristic including one or more of a size and a velocity;

the at least one target includes a wall moving along the periphery of the environment at the target velocity, the wall having a plurality of wall openings that accordingly move at the target velocity, each wall opening having the target size; and

implementation of the user incentive includes one or more of (1) increasing the target velocity and (2) increasing a speed at which the target size shrinks during the turn.