A Rule-Based Conversational Agent for Mental Health and Well-Being in Young People: Formative Case Series During the Rise of Generative AI
These findings have implications for mental health chatbots in the age of ChatGPT and highlight a need for researchers to engage with new technologies to improve user experience, while maintaining the necessary safety and ethical standards that can be a significant challenge for generative AI.
Authors
- Sara Tai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8316-5796)
- Peter M. McEvoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2924-6760)
- Sarah Jane Egan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3715-4009)
- Joel Dunstan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0120-3464)
- Chris Sutton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6406-1318)
- Tom Gedeon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8356-4909)
- Warren Mansell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5697-1784)
- Wai Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0477-7883)
- Aimee‐Rose Wrightson‐Hester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9601-0745)
- Georgia Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7592-6241)
- BRONWYN J. MYERS (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0235-6716)
- M. Johnston‐Hollitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2756-8301)
- Joanna C. Moullin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4103-7569)
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- University of Lancashire (GB)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Myerscough College (GB)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- North Metropolitan Health Service (AU)
- Centre for Clinical Interventions (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/69841
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.54