Help-Seeking in the Age of AI: Cross-Sectional Survey of the Use and Perceptions of AI-Based Mental Health Support Among US Adults

Michiko Ueda   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Michael L Birnbaum   ^{3, 4} , MD ;   Yanhong Liu   ⁵ , PhD ;   Qingyi Yu   ⁶ , PhD ;   Xihe Tian   ⁵ , MS ;   Anna Mirer   ¹ ;   Seethalakshmi Ramanathan   ⁷ , MD ;   Mark Sinyor   ^{8, 9} , MD

¹ Department of Public Administration and International Affairs, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States

² Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School of Public Affairs and Citizenship, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States

³ Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

⁴ Behavioral Health Services and Policy Research, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, United States

⁵ School of Education, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States

⁶ The Barnes Center at The Arch, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States

⁷ The Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States

⁸ Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁹ Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada