Development and Validation of the Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Scale: Application for AI Mental Health Chatbots.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbots present a viable approach to overcoming several challenges associated with conventional psychotherapy, such as high financial costs, limited access to mental health professionals, and geographical or logistical barriers. Thus, these chatbots are increasingly employed as complementary tools to traditional therapeutic practices in mental health care. Our aim was to develop and validate a scale to measure attitudes toward the use of AI-based chatbots for mental health support, i.e., the Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Scale (AIMHS). Methods: A multidisciplinary panel of experts assessed the content validity. To confirm face validity, we carried out cognitive interviews and calculated the item-level face

SUBMITTER: Katsiroumpa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12732789 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature