Let’s talk about AI and Mental Health

In this video I draw on an article by Alice Robb (see link below) to outline 4 pros and 4 cons of using AI and human therapy in promoting good mental health care. This video also draws on the work of a number of authors whose details are provided below.

TIMECODES:
0:00 – Introduction
1:01 – Pros – 1. Enhanced Accessibility
1:49 – Pros – 2. Complementary Support
2:33 – Pros – 3. Immediate Assistance
3:00 – Pros – 4. Personalised Treatment Plans
3:36 – Cons – 1. Risks of Dependency
4:23 – Cons – 2. Privacy and Data Security
4:58 – Cons – 3. Lack of Emotional Intelligence
5:37 – Cons – 4. Ethical Concerns
6:11 – Conclusion

LINKS TO RESEARCH:
Habicht, J., Viswanathan, S., Carrington, B. et al. (2024) Closing the accessibility gap to mental health treatment with a personalized self-referral chatbot. Nat Med 30, 595–602. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02...

Haque, M. D. R., & Rubya, S. (2023). An Overview of Chatbot-Based Mobile Mental Health Apps: Insights From App Description and User Reviews. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 11, e44838. https://doi.org/10.2196/44838

Mozilla Foundation. (n.d.) Privacy Not Included. Available from: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/pri... [Accessed 7 March 2024].

Robb, A. (2024) Can AI chatbot therapists do better than the real thing? Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst... [Accessed 4 March 2024]

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WHO AM I:
I’m Tarsem, I am an Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham in the UK. I’m also a social researcher, academic, digital creator and love exploring the tools that can lead to happiness, productivity and engaging learning experiences. Please share the existence of this channel    / @tscooner  

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