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First published 2023

To chat or bot to chat: Ethical issues with using chatbots in mental health

Simon Coghlan, Kobi Leins, Susie Sheldrick [...]

DIGITAL HEALTH

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Research article

First published 2025-4

How does a mental health chatbot work? A ‘conversation design’ concept of mental health intervention

Eoin Fullam

History of the Human Sciences

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Research article

First published 2025

Chatbot-delivered mental health support: Attitudes and utilization in a sample of U.S. college students

Gavin N. Rackoff, Zhenyu Z. Zhang, Michelle G. Newman

DIGITAL HEALTH

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Review article

First published 2019-7

Chatbots and Conversational Agents in Mental Health: A Review of the Psychiatric Landscape

Aditya Nrusimha Vaidyam, Hannah Wisniewski, John David Halamka [...]

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

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Research article

First published 2026

Perceived credibility and social competence of chatbots in mental health apps and the influence of algorithm literacy

Maria F. Grub, Teresa K. Naab

DIGITAL HEALTH

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Review article

First published 2024

Factors influencing patient engagement in mental health chatbots: A thematic analysis of findings from a systematic review of reviews

Mohsen Khosravi, Ghazaleh Azar

DIGITAL HEALTH

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Research article

First published 2022

“I am chatbot,your virtual mental health adviser.” What drives citizens’ satisfaction and continuance intention toward mental health chatbots during the COVID-19 pandemic? An empirical study in China

Yonghan Zhu, Rui Wang, Chengyan Pu

DIGITAL HEALTH

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Research article

First published 2024-10

Too human and not human enough: A grounded theory analysis of mental health harms from emotional dependence on the social chatbot Replika

Linnea Laestadius, Andrea Bishop, Michael Gonzalez [...]

New Media & Society

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Research article

First published 2019

Can Your Phone Be Your Therapist? Young People’s Ethical Perspectives on the Use of Fully Automated Conversational Agents (Chatbots) in Mental Health Support

Kira Kretzschmar, Holly Tyroll, Gabriela Pavarini [...]

Biomedical Informatics Insights

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Research article

First published 2025

“Like Someone Is Paying Attention to You,Listening to You,and Guiding You”: Acceptability of a Mental Health Chatbot Among Caregivers of Adolescents Living With HIV

Neil Rupani, Diego H. Vasquez, Carmen Contreras [...]

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)

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