Navigating merits and limits on the current perspectives and ethical challenges in the utilization of artificial intelligence in psychiatry - An exploratory mixed methods study.

Journal: Asian journal of psychiatry
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in psychiatry presents opportunities for enhancing patient care but raises significant ethical concerns and challenges in clinical application. Addressing these challenges necessitates an informed and ethically aware psychiatric workforce capable of integrating AI into practice responsibly.

Authors

  • Russell Franco D'Souza
    Department of Education, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Organizational Psychological Medicine, International Institute of Organisational Psychological Medicine, 71 Cleeland Street, Dandenong Victoria, Melbourne 3175, Australia.
  • Mary Mathew
    Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Tiger Circle Road, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
  • Shabbir Amanullah
    Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Queen's University, Providence Care Hospital, 752 King Street West, Postal Bag 603 Kingston, ON K7L7X3, Canada.
  • Joseph Edward Thornton
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
  • Vedprakash Mishra
    School of Higher Education & Research, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
  • Mohandas E
    Department of Psychiatry, Sun Medical and Research Centre, Thrissur, Kerala 680 001, India.
  • Princy Louis Palatty
    Department of Pharmacology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Elamakkara P.O., Kochi, Kerala 682 041, India.
  • Krishna Mohan Surapaneni
    Department of Biochemistry, Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 123 India.