Generative <scp>AI</scp> chatbots and mental health: A critical narrative review of benefits, risks, and clinical implications
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- 2026-11-09
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@article{allodium:10.1111/pcn.70159,
title = {Generative
<scp>AI</scp>
chatbots and mental health: A critical narrative review of benefits, risks, and clinical implications},
author = {Bruno da Silva Santos and Arthur Dolberth and Giovanni Gonçalves De Toni and Carlos Eduardo Freitas Dantas and Matheus de Lima Ruffini and Flavio Kapczinski and Jaime Eduardo Cecilio Hallak and Ives Cavalcante Passos and Thiago Henrique Roza},
year = {2026},
journal = {Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences},
doi = {10.1111/pcn.70159},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.70159}
}RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Generative
<scp>AI</scp>
chatbots and mental health: A critical narrative review of benefits, risks, and clinical implications
AU - Bruno da Silva Santos
AU - Arthur Dolberth
AU - Giovanni Gonçalves De Toni
AU - Carlos Eduardo Freitas Dantas
AU - Matheus de Lima Ruffini
AU - Flavio Kapczinski
AU - Jaime Eduardo Cecilio Hallak
AU - Ives Cavalcante Passos
AU - Thiago Henrique Roza
PY - 2026
JO - Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
DO - 10.1111/pcn.70159
UR - https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.70159
ER - APA
Santos, B. D. S., Dolberth, A., Toni, G. G. D., Dantas, C. E. F., Ruffini, M. D. L., Kapczinski, F., Hallak, J. E. C., Passos, I. C., & Roza, T. H. (2026). Generative <scp>AI</scp> chatbots and mental health: A critical narrative review of benefits, risks, and clinical implications. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.70159
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