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Eric Topol + I consider what makes AI ready for mental health care and how to distinguish between what could work and what is working. With a few simple questions, it is possible to easily screen and understand what any AI system can do vs what it claims. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Where are we with generative A.I./chatbots to support mental health? John Torous, MD MBI and I provide a concise summary of progress and what's needed The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Good news for JMIR Mental Health with a great new CiteScore: scopus.com/sources.uri

Do LLMs have a role to play in mental health research? Our new paper explores if, how, and when researchers use LLMs to do research, their broader concerns about LLM adoption in research, and attitudes moving forward. mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1/e…

📢 #WEBINAR: How is technology reshaping clinical tools in patient care? Join Dr. Eric Achtyes & John Torous, MD MBI on June 30 to discuss apps, AI, and the responsible integration of tech in psychiatry. Register: hubs.la/Q03s4KL40 #HealthTech #AI #DigitalPsychiatry

"Policy in Flux: Addressing the Regulatory Challenges of AI Integration in US Mental Health Services" -> new from our team in Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

.Eric Topol John Torous, MD MBI: ‘AI intervention research done without a placebo or active control group is still important but should be considered preliminary.’ #MentalHealthcare The Lancet ow.ly/n26l50WaVxz

WEBINAR: Can AI and digital tools truly enhance patient care? Join Dr. Eric Achtyes & John Torous, MD MBI on June 30 to explore the future of tech in clinical settings. Register: hubs.la/Q03s4Lf_0 #DigitalHealth #Webinar #AIinMedicine

JMIR Mental Health’s JIF is up to 5.8! 📢 Now in Q1 for Psychiatry (#25/288). Explore research on digital mental health & behavior change 👉 hubs.la/Q03t9T6P0 #DigitalHealth #MentalHealth #JCR2025 John Torous, MD MBI

Young People's Experiences Using a Digital Mental Health Tool to Support Their Care pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40550130/ Key insights here from youth - Digital tools can really help-IF services, practitioners make real use of the data! John Torous, MD MBI Frank Iorfino Innowell Wellcome

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Many medical devices deemed ‘breakthrough’ by FDA are backed by patchy evidence statnews.com/2025/06/30/are… via STAT

.Mario Aguilar breaks down the recent news and history around the Woebot mental health chatbot and what happens when FDA regulation, generative AI, market forces, and science converge. Out today in STAT news with quotes from me and others: statnews.com/2025/07/02/woe…

Nice new review of generative AI in mental health in JMIR Mental Health with an impressive number of studies reviewed (n=79) and breakdown of use cases and quality: free @ mental.jmir.org/2025/1/e70610

NEW Umbrella Review: Digital health interventions for mental health disorders: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials. Cristina Crocamo UNIMIB Psychiatry - Milano Lab @giuscarra John Torous, MD MBI Francesco Bartoli Read it here: thelancet.com/journals/landi…

How to Evaluate Mental Health AI | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/digita…

Nudging Sobriety This week, a look at the JAMA Psychiatry on contingency management by Rash et al. Also, John Torous, MD MBI and Eric Topol weigh generative AI for mental health (The Lancet) and Wilson on "thick skin" (Academic Psychiatry). davidgratzer.com

In this multi-year, nationally representative sample of US adults experiencing depression or anxiety, we found that income did NOT predict access to mental healthcare after controlling for other social determinants of mental health. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/mi…

"Digital Tech for Schizophrenia on the Brink of a Breakthrough?" - Deborah Brauser Medscape reviews everything from new FDA studies to chatbots, privacy to engagement in this amazing and free review of what tech can (and cannot) offer psychosis care: medscape.com/viewarticle/di…

Digital health tools need user engagement to work well. In this new review/consensus statement, we 1) lack of agreed-upon metrics for engagement, 2) lack of evidence on how better engagement improves outcomes, and 3) lack of standards for user involvement. nature.com/articles/s4174…