Artificial Intelligence for Mental Health and Mental Illnesses: an Overview.

Journal: Current psychiatry reports
Published Date: Nov 7, 2019

Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Artificial intelligence (AI) technology holds both great promise to transform mental healthcare and potential pitfalls. This article provides an overview of AI and current applications in healthcare, a review of recent original research on AI specific to mental health, and a discussion of how AI can supplement clinical practice while considering its current limitations, areas needing additional research, and ethical implications regarding AI technology.

Authors

  • Sarah Graham
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
  • Colin Depp
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
  • Ellen E Lee
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
  • Camille Nebeker
    Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. nebeker@eng.ucsd.edu.
  • Xin Tu
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
  • Ho-Cheol Kim
    Scalable Knowledge Intelligence, IBM Research-Almaden, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120, USA.
  • Dilip V Jeste
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. djeste@ucsd.edu.

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