Behavioral Health Business October 11, 2024
Laura Lovett

Artificial intelligence is quickly making its way into behavioral health care.

Still, many in the field are cautious about adopting the technology in practice. Dr. Megan Jones Bell, the clinical director of consumer and mental health at Google and author of the recent JMIR on AI, noted that while there are many use cases for the technology, clinicians should take their time easing into using the tool.

Even so, she said AI has the potential to reduce clinical burnout, improve nonclinical training programs and boost measurement-based care.

Behavioral Health Business sat down with Bell to discuss ethically implementing AI into practice, leveraging the technology at large organizations and the future of chatbots. This interview has been edited for length...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Interview / Q&A, Mental Health, Provider, Technology, Trends
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