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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 therapy works best when you feel emotionally close to your chatbot, study reveals

Mental health chatbots work best when people form an emotional connection with their AI therapist, according to new research by the University of Sussex published in Social Science & Medicine. 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

Why first-generation mental health apps cannot ignore next-gen AI chatbots

Digital health firms like Talkspace, Lyra, SonderMind, and Headspace consider integrating AI chatbot features. Read More

Artificial intelligence, wellness apps alone cannot solve mental health crisis, warn experts

Emotional support is an increasingly common reason people turn to generative artificial intelligence chatbots and wellness applications, but these tools currently lack the scientific evidence and the ... 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

Your AI therapist might be illegal soon. Here’s why

EDITOR’S NOTE: Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Globally: The ... 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

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