Physician Perspectives on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Therapeutic Relationship in Mental Health Care: Qualitative Study
As AI applications become increasingly integrated into mental health care, it is crucial to assess how this integration may support or disrupt the therapeutic relationship. Physician acceptance of emerging AI tools may be highly dependent on how well the human elements of mental health care are preserved.
Authors
- Arjun P. Athreya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9764-1768)
- Jeremiah Stout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1621-157X)
- Richard R. Sharp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5441-2084)
- William V. Bobo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5674-3079)
- Isabel B. Weir
- Barbara Barry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0755-6939)
- Austin M Stroud
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- WinnMed (US)
- John Radcliffe Hospital (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/81970
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.63