Apps News Can Ai Help Fill The Therapist Shortage Mental Health Apps Show Promise And Pitfalls

Regulators struggle to keep up with the fast-moving and complicated landscape of AI therapy apps

In the absence of stronger federal regulation, some states have begun regulating apps that offer AI "therapy" as more people turn to artificial intelligence for mental health advice. Read More

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

The AI therapist will see you now: Can chatbots really improve mental health?

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Pooja Shree Chettiar, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) Recently, I found myself ... Read More

The ascent of the AI therapist

The sudden ascent of the AI therapist seems startlingly futuristic, as if it should be unfolding in some later time when the streets scrub themselves and we travel the world through pneumatic tubes. 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

Therapists warn against using AI for help with mental health

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Artificial Intelligence is becoming more and more prominent in many areas in life, including therapy. "Everybody has access to AI right now. It can come with your computer, with ... 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

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

Questions You Should Ask Your Prospective Therapist About Using AI As A Mental Health Advisor

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 the increasing trend of people ... 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