The aim of this research is to raise awareness about mental health while simultaneously working towards removing the societal stigma surrounding it. Thus, in this paper, we have created an integrated chatbot that is specifically geared towards mentally ill individuals. The chatbot responds ...
Earkick is one of hundreds of free chatbots aimed at dealing with a mental health crisis among young people. But the co-founder of Earkick, Karin Andrea Stephan, says he and the other creators do not “feel comfortabl...
Concurrently chatbots are being developed to boost well-being, using CBT, mindfulness, and behavioral reinforcement activities14. These apps may afford a unique opportunity to expand the availability of mental health care15. When used enough, there can be positive mental health outcomes16,17,18,19...
To test the efficiency and success rate of this work’s system, an empirical interventional studyCitation78was designed. It compared a state-of-the-art chatbot for attitude and behavior change in mental health, Woebot (for its overview, see Section Proprietary Systems), with this work’s system...
Most mental disorders have a typical onset between 12 and 25 years of age, highlighting the importance of this period for the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of mental ill-health. This perspective addresses interactions between risk and protective factors and brain development as key pillars ...
BACKGROUND Chatbots have been used in the last decade to improve access to mental health care services. Perceptions and opinions of patients influence the adoption of chatbots for health care. Many studies have been conducted to assess the perceptions and opinions of patients about mental health ...
Since November 2022, generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, such as ChatGPT, that are powered by large language models (LLM) have been the subje
applications like chatbots and voice assistants for support tools in perinatal mental health.Discussed studies covering data sources, feature selection, techniques, evaluation metrics, andlimitations.Outlined future directions for AI solutions to meet field needs and translate research into clinical settings...
An increasing number of mental health services are now offered through mobile health (mHealth) systems, such as in mobile applications (apps). Although the
In particular, we cover our usage of natural language analysis and chatbot technologies as strategies to tailor interventions and scale up the system.Conclusions: To date, the innovative MOST system has demonstrated viability in a series of clinical research trials. Given the data-driven opportunities...