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Published on in Vol 13 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/78288, first published .
AI Chatbots for Mental Health Self-Management: Lived Experience–Centered Qualitative Study

AI Chatbots for Mental Health Self-Management: Lived Experience–Centered Qualitative Study

AI Chatbots for Mental Health Self-Management: Lived Experience–Centered Qualitative Study

Dong Whi Yoo   1 , PhD ;   Jiayue Melissa Shi   2 , BS ;   Violeta J Rodriguez   3 , MSED, PhD ;   Koustuv Saha   2 , PhD

1 Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, United States

2 Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States

3 Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Dong Whi Yoo, PhD
  • Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
  • Indiana University Indianapolis
  • 535 W Michigan St
  • Indianapolis, IN 46202
  • United States
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  • Email: dy22@iu.edu