Diagnosis


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Diagnosis

Now load DEPRESSION. This knowledge base defines a no-argument predicate called run, for diagnosing the causes of depression in terms of provoking agents and vulnerability factors. Like the fugue-generator, it was written as a previous practical project, this time by Alison Fry.

To use the program, type run.. It will pose you a number of questions about your current and past circumstances: to answer them, type y or n (or, if requested, a number), followed by a RETURN. You do not need a full stop after the reply. When answering, the worse you make things seem, the more factors that will appear in the diagnosis.

Look at the knowledge base again. What structure do the facts define, and how do you think they're used?


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Jocelyn Paine
Tue Jun 4 17:58:48 BST 1996