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Published on in Vol 12 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/79838, first published .
Evaluating Generative AI Psychotherapy Chatbots Used by Youth: Cross-Sectional Study

Evaluating Generative AI Psychotherapy Chatbots Used by Youth: Cross-Sectional Study

Evaluating Generative AI Psychotherapy Chatbots Used by Youth: Cross-Sectional Study

Authors of this article:

Kunmi Sobowale1 Author Orcid Image ;   Daniel Kevin Humphrey2 Author Orcid Image ;   Sophia Yingruo Zhao3 Author Orcid Image
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Kunmi Sobowale   1 , MD ;   Daniel Kevin Humphrey   2 , BAc ;   Sophia Yingruo Zhao   3 , BS

1 Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

2 Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Science, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States

3 University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Kunmi Sobowale, MD
  • Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
  • University of California
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