articleJMIR mhealth and uhealthApr 21, 2023GOLD OA

An Overview of Chatbot-Based Mobile Mental Health Apps: Insights From App Description and User Reviews

Marquette University

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Abstract

Background

Chatbots are an emerging technology that show potential for mental health care apps to enable effective and practical evidence-based therapies. As this technology is still relatively new, little is known about recently developed apps and their characteristics and effectiveness.

Objective

In this study, we aimed to provide an overview of the commercially available popular mental health chatbots and how they are perceived by users.

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Chatbot
  • Internet privacy
  • Mental health
  • Variety (cybernetics)
  • mHealth
  • Mobile apps
  • World Wide Web
  • Computer science
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