Intelligent system for the diagnosis and maintenance of depression develop Siberian scientists. According to the researchers, the new method will simplify the work of the medical worker and clinical psychologist at the point of healing and help. The study deals with the Siberian state medical University (SSMU). Chair of the Department of medical psychology and psychotherapy, Siberian state medical University Aleksander Kornetov reports that the new methodology is an intelligent system, implemented through computer technology. "The program has incorporated a method that allows quick diagnostics on psychometric grounds. Provides individual psychological characteristics of personality, and even signs of disturbed behavior, emotions, thinking, will, motivation, needs, imagination. The program recorded the data of the study, she reviews it and gives the health worker, psychologist, therapist or social worker, which strategy is better to apply in the conduct of the individual patient," said the cornet, noting that the development is able to assist the doctor and clinical psychologist at the point of treatment and care. According to the creators, the system is multifunctional and can be used in expensive clinic, and in ordinary urban clinic. It will be useful not only to psychiatrists, clinical experts in psychology and social employees, it is addressed to start patients, which will increase the availability of high-tech diagnosis of their mental condition that would increase the quality of care, says portal "INO Tomsk". At the moment, the project remains under development, the researchers suggest to get feedback from the scientific community and hunted healers. According to reliable information from the world health organization, depression suffers 4-7% of the population of the planet, the probability of getting sick depressive disorder during the life reaches 20%. With all this repeated moments of depression appear in approximately 60% of patients, up to 15% of patients commit suicide. In the world suffer from depression 350 million people. According to forecasts, by 2020, depression will rank second in the rating of socially significant diseases.