Leveraging AI and Digital Tools for Mental Health Support
Shiva Kumar Potlapally
M.Sc. Applied Psychology, Central University of Andhra Pradesh
Lakshmi Tejaswi Bodduna
M.Sc. Applied Psychology, Central University of Andhra Pradesh
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http://doi.org/10.37648/ijps.v21i01.015
Abstract
AI tools significantly contribute to revolutionary approach on mental health support through chat bots to offer instant support and response for the victim. They track mood, offers telepathy etc., certain platforms connect user with licenced therapist through video calls and text for better help and talk space. Virtual reality therapy helps with conditions like, anxiety, phobias by creating scenarios that help individual work through their mental health challenges in daily life. This study aims to review most of such existing apps and AI models that provides mental health assessment and support to public through open access. The results shall include both benefits and suggestions for improvement of models to increase positive affectivity in mental health support by critical evaluation of existing features within various apps (John Torous et al., 2020; Alison Darcy et al., 2016; Daniel Freeman et al., 2017).
Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence (AI); Mental Health Support; Digital Therapeutics; mHealth (Mobile Health).
