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Methods and New Tools in Mental Health Research (425) Chatbots and Conversational Agents (464) Artificial Intelligence (1204)

Published on in Vol 5, No 3 (2018): Jul-Sept

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/10454, first published .
An Embodied Conversational Agent for Unguided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Preventative Mental Health: Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot Trial

An Embodied Conversational Agent for Unguided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Preventative Mental Health: Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot Trial

An Embodied Conversational Agent for Unguided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Preventative Mental Health: Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot Trial

Authors of this article:

Shinichiro Suganuma1 Author Orcid Image ;   Daisuke Sakamoto2 Author Orcid Image ;   Haruhiko Shimoyama1 Author Orcid Image
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