Systems and methods for treatment selection

1. A system for predicting a treatment efficacy for a patient, the system comprising:

at least one processor, and memory storing a plurality of executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:

train a machine learning algorithm (MLA) by:

receiving datasets from one or more sources corresponding to treatments for mental illness, wherein each data point in the datasets comprises questionnaire data corresponding to a patient and an indication of treatment efficacy corresponding to the respective patient;

normalizing results of the datasets, thereby generating normalized results;

generating, based on the normalized results, a training dataset;

selecting one or more features in the training dataset;

training, using the selected one or more features, the MLA to predict, for input patient data, an efficacy of each of a plurality of treatments; and

training the MLA to determine a prototype corresponding to the input patient data from a set of prototypes, wherein each prototype of the set of prototypes corresponds to a cluster of patient data, wherein the training is performed using a loss function, wherein the loss function determines a distance between prototypes, and wherein the loss function determines a variance in remission predictions between the prototypes,

predict the treatment efficacy for the patient by:

receiving questionnaire responses from the patient;

inputting the questionnaire responses into the MLA;

outputting, by the MLA, a predicted efficacy of each of the plurality of treatments for the patient; and

outputting, by the MLA, a prototype of the set of prototypes corresponding to the patient,

generate, based on the predicted efficacy of the one or more treatments and the prototype, an interface, and

output for display the interface.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the interface comprises, for each of the one or more treatments, a predicted likelihood of remission.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the system to receive, via the interface, user input indicating a treatment plan, wherein the treatment plan comprises at least one of the one or more treatments.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the loss function is configured to increase the distance between prototypes and increase the variance in remission predictions between the prototypes.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the prototype corresponding to the patient indicates a cluster of patients having similar features to the patient, wherein the interface provides an indication of a similarity between the patient and the cluster of patients, and wherein the interface explains how the prototype relates to the predicted efficacy.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the MLA comprises a neural network, wherein the prototype is determined by a layer of the neural network corresponding to prototypes, and wherein the layer of the neural network corresponding to prototypes outputs a distance between the patient and each prototype of the set of prototypes.

7. A system comprising:

at least one processor, and memory storing a plurality of executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:

receive questionnaire responses from a patient requiring treatment;

input the questionnaire responses into a machine learning algorithm (MLA), wherein the MLA was trained based on labelled patient data, wherein each data point in the labelled patient data comprises questionnaire data corresponding to a respective patient and a label indicating an efficacy of a treatment for the respective patient, and wherein the MLA is configured to generate a set of prototypes based on the labelled patient data;

receive, from the MLA, a predicted efficacy of one or more treatments for the patient;

receive, from the MLA, a prototype of the set of prototypes corresponding to the patient;

generate, based on the predicted efficacy of the one or more treatments and the prototype, an interface; and

output for display the interface.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the interface comprises:

a predicted likelihood of remission for each of the one or more treatments, and

an indication of a distance between the patient and the prototype.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein each prototype of the set of prototypes corresponds to a cluster of patients generated from the labelled patient data.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the MLA comprises a neural network, and wherein the prototype is determined by a layer of the neural network corresponding to prototypes.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the layer of the neural network corresponding to prototypes outputs a distance between the patient and each prototype of the set of prototypes.

12. A system for training a machine learning algorithm (MLA), the system comprising:

at least one processor, and memory storing a plurality of executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:

receive datasets from one or more sources corresponding to treatments for mental illness, wherein each data point in the datasets comprises questionnaire data corresponding to a patient and an indication of treatment efficacy corresponding to the respective patient;

normalize results of the datasets, thereby generating normalized results;

generate, based on the normalized results, a training dataset;

select one or more features in the training dataset;

train, using the selected one or more features, the MLA to predict, for input patient data, an efficacy of each of the treatments; and

train the MLA to determine a prototype corresponding to the input patient data from a set of prototypes, wherein each prototype of the set of prototypes corresponds to a cluster of patient data, wherein the training is performed using a loss function, wherein the loss function determines a distance between prototypes of the set of prototypes, and wherein the loss function determines a variance in remission predictions between the prototypes of the set of prototypes.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions that cause the system to train the MLA to determine a prototype corresponding to the input patient data comprise instructions that cause the system to train the MLA based at least in part on a prototype sample distance variance.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the system to determine a prototype sample distance variance based at least in part on a variance of distances between a set of nearest samples for a given prototype and the given prototype itself.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the system to determine a prototype sample distance variance based at least in part on variance of pairwise distances between the set of prototypes.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the system to determine a prototype remission prediction based at least in part on variance of differential remission predictions for the set of prototypes across a treatment type.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the system to determine a prototype remission prediction based at least in part on variance of differential remission predictions for a given prototype across a plurality of treatment types.

18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the training is performed using a loss function, wherein the loss function determines a difference between a predicted likelihood of remission and a labeled occurrence of remission, wherein the loss function determines an autoencoder loss indicating a distance between an original sample and a decoded sample, and wherein the loss function is configured to increase the distance between prototypes and increase the variance in remission predictions between the prototypes.

19. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions that cause the system to normalize the results of the datasets comprise instructions that cause the system to group questions in different datasets relating to a same feature.

20. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions that causse the system to normalize the results of the datasets comprise instructions that cause the system to convert categorical responses in the datasets to binary responses.