Loneliness is a major psychological challenge in older adulthood, contributing to increased risks of depression, anxiety, and mortality. Conversational agents - technologies that interact with users via natural language - have emerged as potential to...
BACKGROUND: Loneliness is a distressing feeling that influences well-being. Immigrants' experience of acculturation to a new dominant culture places them at risk for maladaptive behaviors and daily rhythms leading to loneliness. Identifying daily-liv...
Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) is a prevalent and complex behavior among adolescents, often linked to negative emotions such as loneliness, anxiety, and emptiness. Traditional self-report and experimental methods rely on autobiographical recall and ...
BACKGROUND: Mental health concerns are prevalent among university students, with financial stress further compounding these issues. While cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective for these conditions, its delivery through artificial intelligen...
Adolescent Self-Injurious Behavior (SIB) is a significant global public health issue, with a lifetime prevalence rate of approximately 13.7%. As awareness of SIB rises, there is an urgent need for effective prediction mechanisms to enable early ident...
Mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and dementia, are increasingly recognized as exacerbated by social isolation and loneliness, prompting growing interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven and...
The capability of ChatGPT to understand and generate human-readable text has prompted the investigation of its potential as mental health assessment tools. This study aims to explore the validity of ChatGPT in assessing loneliness and online social s...
BACKGROUND: As the global population ages, the economic burden of dementia continues to rise. Social isolation-which includes limited social interaction and feelings of loneliness-negatively affects cognitive function and is a significant risk factor...
This narrative review evaluates the potential of technology-based solutions to address loneliness and isolation among older adults and their caregivers. It examines the benefits and limitations of interventions such as videoconferencing, social media...
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