Use of AI in Mental Health Care: Community and Mental Health Professionals Survey
Commercial AI tools are increasingly being used by CMs and MHPs. Respondents believe AI will offer future advantages for mental health care in terms of accessibility, cost reduction, personalization, and work efficiency. However, they were equally concerned about reducing human connection, ethics, privacy and regulation, medical errors, potential for misuse, and data security. Despite the immense potential, integration into mental health systems must be approached with caution, addressing legal and ethical concerns while developing safeguards to mitigate potential harms. Future surveys are planned to track use and acceptability of AI and associated issues over time.
Authors
- Shaminka N. Mangelsdorf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5056-1023)
- Shane Cross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5413-8342)
- Imogen Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7567-0517)
- Lee Valentine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7481-6537)
- Jennifer Nicholas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1889-1107)
- Mario Álvarez‐Jiménez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-9086)
- Nickolai Titov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7268-729X)
- Simon Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4550-2544)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Orygen (AU)
- Mind Australia (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Mental Health
- Published
- 2024-10-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/60589
- Citations
- 62
- Primary Topic
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.46