AIMC Topic: Psychotherapy

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Optimizing treatment for depression in primary care using psychotherapy versus antidepressant medication in a low-resource setting: protocol for the OptimizeD randomized controlled trial.

BMC psychiatry
BACKGROUND: Psychotherapy and antidepressant medications are first-line treatments for depression, and they both have significant treatment effects on average. However, treatment response varies widely across patients, and neither approach is univers...

Predicting Engagement With Conversational Agents in Mental Health Therapy by Examining the Role of Epistemic Trust, Personality, and Fear of Intimacy: Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey Study.

JMIR human factors
BACKGROUND: The use of conversational agents (CAs) in mental health therapy is gaining traction due to their accessibility, anonymity, and nonjudgmental nature. However, understanding the psychological factors driving preferences for CA-based therapy...

Scalable Precision Psychiatry With an Objective Measure of Psychological Stress: Prospective Real-World Study.

Journal of medical Internet research
BACKGROUND: Before meaningful progress toward precision psychiatry is possible, objective (unbiased) assessment of patient mental well-being must be validated and adopted broadly.

Promising for patients or deeply disturbing? The ethical and legal aspects of deepfake therapy.

Journal of medical ethics
Deepfakes are hyper-realistic but fabricated videos created with the use of artificial intelligence. In the context of psychotherapy, the first studies on using deepfake technology are emerging, with potential applications including grief counselling...

Evaluating the Quality of Psychotherapy Conversational Agents: Framework Development and Cross-Sectional Study.

JMIR formative research
BACKGROUND: Despite potential risks, artificial intelligence-based chatbots that simulate psychotherapy are becoming more widely available and frequently used by the general public. A comprehensive way of evaluating the quality of these chatbots is n...

Investigating psychotherapists' attitudes towards artificial intelligence in psychotherapy.

BMC psychology
BACKGROUND: The increasing prevalence of mental health disorders, compounded by a global shortage of psychotherapists, highlights the need for innovative solutions such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) applications. These tech...

A Comparison of Responses from Human Therapists and Large Language Model-Based Chatbots to Assess Therapeutic Communication: Mixed Methods Study.

JMIR mental health
BACKGROUND: Consumers are increasingly using large language model-based chatbots to seek mental health advice or intervention due to ease of access and limited availability of mental health professionals. However, their suitability and safety for men...

Using machine learning methods to predict the outcome of psychological therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review.

Journal of anxiety disorders
BACKGROUND: A number of treatments are available for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), however, there is currently a lack of data-driven treatment selection and adaptation methods for this condition. Machine learning (ML) could potentially help ...

The use of artificial intelligence in psychotherapy: development of intelligent therapeutic systems.

BMC psychology
BACKGROUND: The increasing demand for psychotherapy and limited access to specialists underscore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in mental health care. This study evaluates the effectiveness of the AI-powered Friend chatbot in providing...

Building Trust with AI: How Essential is Validating AI Models in the Therapeutic Triad of Therapist, Patient, and Artificial Third? Comment on What is the Current and Future Status of Digital Mental Health Interventions?

The Spanish journal of psychology
Since the publication of "What is the Current and Future Status of Digital Mental Health Interventions?" the exponential growth and widespread adoption of ChatGPT have underscored the importance of reassessing its utility in digital mental health int...