Applicable Scenarios, Desired Features, and Risks of AI Psychotherapists in Depression Treatment From the Patient's Perspective: Exploratory Qualitative Study.
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- 2026 May 1
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@article{allodium:10.2196/85138,
title = {Applicable Scenarios, Desired Features, and Risks of AI Psychotherapists in Depression Treatment From the Patient's Perspective: Exploratory Qualitative Study.},
author = {Xian C and Yan A and Wang Y and Tsang EYH and Huang L and Xu DJ},
year = {2026},
journal = {JMIR formative research},
doi = {10.2196/85138},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/85138}
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TY - JOUR TI - Applicable Scenarios, Desired Features, and Risks of AI Psychotherapists in Depression Treatment From the Patient's Perspective: Exploratory Qualitative Study. AU - Xian C AU - Yan A AU - Wang Y AU - Tsang EYH AU - Huang L AU - Xu DJ PY - 2026 JO - JMIR formative research DO - 10.2196/85138 UR - https://doi.org/10.2196/85138 ER -
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C, X., A, Y., Y, W., EYH, T., L, H., & DJ, X. (2026). Applicable Scenarios, Desired Features, and Risks of AI Psychotherapists in Depression Treatment From the Patient's Perspective: Exploratory Qualitative Study.. JMIR formative research. https://doi.org/10.2196/85138
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