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Why can’t regulators keep up with AI mental health apps filling provider gaps?

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. States are creating a patchwork of AI therapy app regulations amid federal inaction, with some banning the ... Read More

AI Mental Health Apps Are Now Assessing How Good A Job Human Therapists Are Doing

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine a somewhat startling reversal of ... Read More

Beyond the Couch: How AI Therapy Tools are Redefining Mental Wellness

The world of mental health support is hitting a major turning point. Thanks to artificial intelligence, taking care of your mind is no longer a luxury reserved for those with […] ... Read More

A realistic vision for the future of AI in mental health care

A new analysis examines a potential turning point for artificial intelligence in mental health care. The article, "Feasible but Fragile": An Inflection Point for Artificial Intelligence in Mental ... Read More

Therapists Are Being Confronted By Clients Flaunting Mental Health Answers From AI

People are increasingly using AI for mental health advice. They take the AI answers with them when seeing a human therapist. This is a problem. Here is the inside scoop. Read More

With therapy hard to get, people lean on AI for mental health. What are the risks?

Kristen Johansson's therapy ended with a single phone call. For five years, she'd trusted the same counselor — through her mother's death, a divorce and years of childhood trauma work. But when her ... Read More

Should you use AI for therapy?

More people are using AI as a ‘personal therapist’ through chatbots and mental health apps. Learn the pros, cons, and what experts say about AI for therapy. Read More

Should You Use Artificial Intelligence (AI) as Your Therapist?

As the demand for therapists increases and artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more sophisticated, people are turning to large language models (LLMs) as therapeutic tools. But should you? Experts ... Read More

Using AI for therapy? Don't - it's bad for your mental health, APA warns

Consumer AI chatbots cannot replace mental health professionals. Despite this, people increasingly use it for mental health support. The APA outlines AI's dangers and recommendations to address it. Read More

Your therapist, the chatbot

How are people using AI for therapy? A growing number are sharing their anxieties, frustrations, and darkest thoughts with AI chatbots, seeking advice, comfort, and validation from a sympathetic ... Read More

Don’t Let AI Redefine Mental Health Care Without You

Therapy is already changing. The change will only accelerate, faster than many of us can adjust. This is partly because of artificial intelligence (AI), but also because the mental health system ... Read More