Evaluating ChatGPT-generated psychoeducation for mood disorders: comparative insights from patients and mental health professionals
Patients with mood disorders perceived ChatGPT-generated responses as more relevant, comprehensible, useful, accepting, and empathetic than health professionals did. With conversational agents entering psychoeducation, clinicians must develop strategies to critically integrate such tools, ensuring safety and quality while guiding patient use. The challenge is not resisting AI adoption, but framing it within safe, effective, and ethically sound psychoeducational care.
Authors
- Corinna Antonini
- Cristina Colombo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7310-7341)
- Luca Franchini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8224-2227)
- Francesco Attanasio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8643-7814)
- Valentina Fazio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9445-2873)
- L. Fregna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-5716)
- Federico Pacchioni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5220-2574)
- Emma Flutti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6492-577X)
- Giulia Obumselu
- Nicola Lanzano
- Michele Prato
Institutions
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- San Raffaele University of Rome (IT)
- Neuroscience Institute (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico San Raffaele (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Psychiatric Research
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.11.039
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00