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Reviews in Digital Mental Health (313) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (2371) Methods and New Tools in Mental Health Research (616) Artificial Intelligence (2473) Generative Language Models Including ChatGPT (896) AI-Powered Therapy Bots and Virtual Companions in Digital Mental Health (36)

Published on in Vol 12 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/81204, first published .
Laptop screen displaying ChatGPT interface with examples and limitations

ChatGPT Clinical Use in Mental Health Care: Scoping Review of Empirical Evidence

ChatGPT Clinical Use in Mental Health Care: Scoping Review of Empirical Evidence

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