Technology therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder based on Internet of Things

Internet of Things (IoT) is the network that connects everything with internet, through sensors, radio frequency identification (RFID), and global positioning systems and so on. The purpose of the IoT is to create a smart environment in which the basic information from any one of the networked autonomous actors can be efficiently shared with others in real-time. These factors cooperate to assist the treatment of many psychopaths including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients. OCD is defined by a diverse group of symptoms that contain intrusive thoughts, rituals, preoccupations, and compulsions. In this paper, a strategy is applied to improve the behavior of the patients and also to help the therapists by the use of Internet of things technology. Therefore, intelligent things connected to the Internet get the information from the patients and send it to the database of the treatment center immediately. Furthermore, things warn the patients in the case of being overused.