[Method of formalization and transfer of emergency psychiatric expertise]

The different steps of the project and mainly the knowledge acquisition process in the field of emergency medicine meant for French Navy warships are described. We focus on Psychiatry and more especially on the subset of pathologies that may lead to suicide. A knowledge base dealing with these questions is connected to a hypothetico-deductive automaton that is able to simulate physician's reasoning. From initial symptoms gathered by the user, the system dynamically focuses the interferences in order to suggest an adequate policy, even under relative uncertainty, taking into account the logistic and operational conditions on board. The final goal is to integrate other emergency medicine fields into the expert system shell.