Artificial Intelligence and Chatbots in Psychiatry.

ABSTRACT: The utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) in psychiatry has risen over the past several years to meet the growing need for improved access to mental health solutions. Additionally, shortages of mental health providers during the COVID-19 pandemic have continued to exacerbate the burden of mental illness worldwide. AI applications already in existence include those enabled to assist with psychiatric diagnoses, symptom tracking, disease course prediction, and psychoeducation. Modalities of AI mental health care delivery include availability through the internet, smartphone applications, and digital gaming. Here we review emerging AI-based interventions in the form of chat and therapy bots, specifically conversational applications that teach the user emotional coping mechanisms and prov

SUBMITTER: Pham KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8873348 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature