Mental health in the Agentic Era: anxiety, loneliness, meaning
I argue that the mental health crisis we are living through is not accidental but a structural consequence of the Agentic Era. When AI agents absorb cognitive tasks, social bonds and work routines, what is exposed in the human being is what no agent can replace: the need for meaning. This whitepaper articulates my epidemiological diagnosis, distinguishes algorithmic dependence from mediated loneliness, proposes a framework of responsible agentic therapy within the Qualitas Doctrine, and delivers public policy guidelines for Latin American AI Peoples. My thesis: mental health will be the decisive civilisational indicator of Industry 6.0.
Authors
- Chris Meniw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4417-1944)
Institutions
- CHDI Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20469962
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00