Generative AI Providing Behavioral Health Solutions, But Not Therapy … Yet

Can generative AI such as ChatGPT be the answer to America’s mental health crisis?

AI tools are increasingly making their way into behavioral health clinics to decrease the administrative burden of notetaking and other support tasks. Experts believe that AI tools and chatbots can offer patients benefits short of replacing the human therapist. 

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AI-based approaches may not replace the human therapist, but they are increasingly being adopted by behavioral health organizations to reduce administrative burdens and support clinician productivity, according to Nathan Strack, founder and CEO of Reimagined Consulting.

Strack told Medtech Insight that behavioral health organizations are increasingly looking for innovative approaches to alleviate financial pressures and help with work staff shortages while continuing to address the demands...

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