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What Patients Aren’t Telling You: AI in Mental Health Care

Generative tools are emerging as part of care conversations and assessment

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A recent article in JAMA Psychiatry by Shaddy K. Saba, PhD, and William B. Weeks, MD emphasizes the need for clinicians to regularly inquire about patients' use of generative AI tools for mental health support. With over 5 million US youth utilizing AI for mental health advice, the authors outline a patient-centered approach for clinicians to integrate these tools into care while addressing potential misinformation and privacy concerns. They argue that understanding patient use of AI is crucial to mitigate risks associated with its usage and improve overall mental health support.

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What Patients Aren’t Telling You: AI in Mental Health Care

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • April 2, 2026

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