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Viewpoints and Opinions on Mental Health (52) Ethics, Privacy, and Legal Issues (666) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (2291) Methods and New Tools in Mental Health Research (597) Machine Learning (2260) Chatbots and Conversational Agents (796) Generative Language Models Including ChatGPT (842) Responsible Health AI (90)

Published on in Vol 12 (2025)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/78663, first published .
Placebo, Nocebo, and Machine Learning: How Generative AI Could Shape Patient Perception in Mental Health Care

Placebo, Nocebo, and Machine Learning: How Generative AI Could Shape Patient Perception in Mental Health Care

Placebo, Nocebo, and Machine Learning: How Generative AI Could Shape Patient Perception in Mental Health Care

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