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Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1330) Registered Report (791) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (4018) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1691) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (2111) Chatbots and Conversational Agents (740) Innovations in Mental Health Systems (484) Mental Health Issues in Elderly Patients and Geriatric Psychiatry (149) Mobile Devices and Apps for Seniors and Healthy Aging (265)

Published on in Vol 9, No 9 (2022): September

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/38067, first published .
Assessing the Impact of Conversational Artificial Intelligence in the Treatment of Stress and Anxiety in Aging Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial

Assessing the Impact of Conversational Artificial Intelligence in the Treatment of Stress and Anxiety in Aging Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial

Assessing the Impact of Conversational Artificial Intelligence in the Treatment of Stress and Anxiety in Aging Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial

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Morena Danieli1 Author Orcid Image ;   Tommaso Ciulli2 Author Orcid Image ;   Seyed Mahed Mousavi1 Author Orcid Image ;   Giorgia Silvestri2 Author Orcid Image ;   Simone Barbato2 Author Orcid Image ;   Lorenzo Di Natale2 Author Orcid Image ;   Giuseppe Riccardi1 Author Orcid Image
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