Conversational AI should fill the white space in mental health care, not replace humans

Nick Kabrel, Elizabeth C. Stade, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Jaan Aru, Johannes C. Eichstaedt

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DOI: 10.1038/s41746-026-03088-1
Published: 2026-08-05
Container: npj Digital Medicine
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41746-026-03088-1,
  title = {Conversational AI should fill the white space in mental health care, not replace humans},
  author = {Nick Kabrel and Elizabeth C. Stade and Shannon Wiltsey Stirman and Jaan Aru and Johannes C. Eichstaedt},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {npj Digital Medicine},
  doi = {10.1038/s41746-026-03088-1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-026-03088-1}
}

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Kabrel, N., Stade, E. C., Stirman, S. W., Aru, J., & Eichstaedt, J. C. (2026). Conversational AI should fill the white space in mental health care, not replace humans. npj Digital Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-026-03088-1

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