AI assisted triage of UK patients in mental health care services: a qualitative focus group study of patients’ attitudes

Katharine A. Smith, Julia Hamer-Hunt, Andrey Kormilitzin, Helen Page, Dan W. Joyce, Andrea Cipriani, Unknown, Jane Grieve, Oana Colta, Jim McMahon, Lindsey Hammil-Evans, Colin W. Larkworthy, Alison Ali Bryant, Maxine McCarthy, Nathan Davies, K. M. Keates, Julie Blaney, Sean Barnes, Terry Bryant, Saiqa Ahmed, Joanna C, Katie Brunwin, Omar Laftah

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DOI: 10.1186/s12888-025-07329-7
Published: 2026-01-13
Container: BMC Psychiatry
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12888-025-07329-7,
  title = {AI assisted triage of UK patients in mental health care services: a qualitative focus group study of patients’ attitudes},
  author = {Katharine A. Smith and Julia Hamer-Hunt and Andrey Kormilitzin and Helen Page and Dan W. Joyce and Andrea Cipriani and Unknown and Jane Grieve and Oana Colta and Jim McMahon and Lindsey Hammil-Evans and Colin W. Larkworthy and Alison Ali Bryant and Maxine McCarthy and Nathan Davies and K. M. Keates and Julie Blaney and Sean Barnes and Terry Bryant and Saiqa Ahmed and Joanna C and Katie Brunwin and Omar Laftah},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Psychiatry},
  doi = {10.1186/s12888-025-07329-7},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07329-7}
}

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TI  - AI assisted triage of UK patients in mental health care services: a qualitative focus group study of patients’ attitudes
AU  - Katharine A. Smith
AU  - Julia Hamer-Hunt
AU  - Andrey Kormilitzin
AU  - Helen Page
AU  - Dan W. Joyce
AU  - Andrea Cipriani
AU  - Unknown
AU  - Jane Grieve
AU  - Oana Colta
AU  - Jim McMahon
AU  - Lindsey Hammil-Evans
AU  - Colin W. Larkworthy
AU  - Alison Ali Bryant
AU  - Maxine McCarthy
AU  - Nathan Davies
AU  - K. M. Keates
AU  - Julie Blaney
AU  - Sean Barnes
AU  - Terry Bryant
AU  - Saiqa Ahmed
AU  - Joanna C
AU  - Katie Brunwin
AU  - Omar Laftah
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC Psychiatry
DO  - 10.1186/s12888-025-07329-7
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Smith, K. A., Hamer-Hunt, J., Kormilitzin, A., Page, H., Joyce, D. W., Cipriani, A., Unknown, Grieve, J., Colta, O., McMahon, J., Hammil-Evans, L., Larkworthy, C. W., Bryant, A. A., McCarthy, M., Davies, N., Keates, K. M., Blaney, J., Barnes, S., Bryant, T., Ahmed, S., C, J., Brunwin, K., & Laftah, O. (2026). AI assisted triage of UK patients in mental health care services: a qualitative focus group study of patients’ attitudes. BMC Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07329-7

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