Health systems nationwide are rapidly adopting AI in healthcare, with behavioral health seeing results such as reducing clinician burnout and creating tools for caregiver emotional support. Arjun Nagendran, PhD, and Scott Compton, PhD, researchers at Chicago-based Ann & Robert H.…
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As AI chatbot use accelerates, behavioral health clinicians are reporting concrete high-risk cases tied to patient destabilization and even treating patients as if they have an addiction, The New York Times reported Jan. 26. More than 100 therapists and psychiatrists…
A total of 143 bills across all 50 states were found to affect mental health-related AI, but only 28 explicitly mentioned mental health. The remainder had indirect or substantial implications, and just 20 were enacted across 11 states as of…
Behavioral and physical health are intertwined, yet health systems are still developing effective alternatives to address emergency care for mental health. While every healthcare worker is trained in CPR for physical crises such as heart attacks, many may not be…
As long wait times, dissatisfaction with clinical interaction and high healthcare costs continue to plague behavioral health, teens are tapping on AI chatbots for mental health support. But without the proper guardrails, the bots may suggest harmful activities instead of…
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As large language model-based tools such as ChatGPT gain traction, researchers are examining how U.S. adolescents and young adults use generative AI during periods of emotional distress. A study published Nov. 7 in JAMA Network Open and led by researchers…
Seven complaints filed in California state courts allege that OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT contributed to severe psychological harm, including multiple suicides and mental health emergencies, according to a Nov. 6 report from The New York Times. Four wrongful death suits name…
OpenAI has updated ChatGPT’s default GPT-5 model to better recognize signs of mental distress, de-esculate sensitive conversations and direct users toward professional support when appropriate. The changes are part of a broader effort to reduce unsafe responses and address high-risk…
A recent study found that for clinicians who used an ambient AI scribe for 30 days, burnout dropped from about 52% to 39%, while time spent on documentation outside of working hours fell by nearly an hour a week. The…
Denver-based SonderMind, a mental health provider, has launched AI Notes, a documentation tool that can reduce clinical note-taking time by 80%. The AI-powered tool transcribes and formats therapy session notes for provider review and claim submission with client consent, according…