With great power comes great responsibility: Study unpacks views on using AI for mental health care

Medical Xpress September 30, 2024
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

A new Columbia University School of Nursing-led study explores how patients view the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve mental health care. The survey, which included 500 US-based adults, found that 49.3% of participants considered AI to be beneficial for mental health care. Particularly, African Americans and those with lower self-rated health literacy were more likely to have this view while women were less likely to do so. Moreover, 81.6% of participants also believed health professionals to be responsible for misdiagnosis of mental health conditions.

The study, “Patient Perspectives on AI for Mental Health Care: A Cross-sectional Survey Study” is published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Mental Health.

“This survey comes at a time where AI...