AI Chatbot Use and Disclosure for Mental Health Among US Adolescents and Young Adults.

McBain RK, Cantor JH, Breslau J, Diliberti M, Zhang LA, Zhang F, Burnett A, Kofner A, Rader B, Pataranutaporn P, Stein BD, Mehrotra A, Yu H

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DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.2015
Published: 2026 Aug 1
Container: JAMA pediatrics
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@article{allodium:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.2015,
  title = {AI Chatbot Use and Disclosure for Mental Health Among US Adolescents and Young Adults.},
  author = {McBain RK and Cantor JH and Breslau J and Diliberti M and Zhang LA and Zhang F and Burnett A and Kofner A and Rader B and Pataranutaporn P and Stein BD and Mehrotra A and Yu H},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {JAMA pediatrics},
  doi = {10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.2015},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.2015}
}

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TI  - AI Chatbot Use and Disclosure for Mental Health Among US Adolescents and Young Adults.
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AU  - Cantor JH
AU  - Breslau J
AU  - Diliberti M
AU  - Zhang LA
AU  - Zhang F
AU  - Burnett A
AU  - Kofner A
AU  - Rader B
AU  - Pataranutaporn P
AU  - Stein BD
AU  - Mehrotra A
AU  - Yu H
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RK, M., JH, C., J, B., M, D., LA, Z., F, Z., A, B., A, K., B, R., P, P., BD, S., A, M., & H, Y. (2026). AI Chatbot Use and Disclosure for Mental Health Among US Adolescents and Young Adults.. JAMA pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.2015

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