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Viewpoints and Opinions on Mental Health (203) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (3415) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (2554) Psychotic Disorders (299) Chatbots and Conversational Agents (1257) Artificial Intelligence (5114) Harm Reduction Approaches (61) Responsible Health AI (276)

Published on in Vol 13 (2026)

This is a member publication of King's College London (Jisc)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/91454, first published .
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It Is the Journey, Not the Destination: Moving From End Points to Trajectories When Assessing Chatbot Mental Health Safety

It Is the Journey, Not the Destination: Moving From End Points to Trajectories When Assessing Chatbot Mental Health Safety

Authors of this article:

Hamilton Morrin1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Joshua Au Yeung4, 5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Zarinah Agnew7 Author Orcid Image ;   Søren Dinesen Østergaard8, 9 Author Orcid Image ;   Thomas A Pollak1, 3 Author Orcid Image
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