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Published on in Vol 13 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/93672, first published .
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Effectiveness of Chatbots in Mental Health Screening and Assessment: Systematic Review

Effectiveness of Chatbots in Mental Health Screening and Assessment: Systematic Review

Isabel Morales Gil   1 , PsyD ;   Inés Marti-Estevez   2 , Prof Dr Med ;   Sandra Doval   1 , PsyD ;   José Miguel Gutiérrez-Carrillo   3 , Prof Dr Med ;   Rocío Fausor   4 , PsyD ;   Silvia Arribas-García   1 , PsyD ;   Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon   5, 6, 7, 8, 9 , Prof Dr Med ;   Javier Quintero   5, 6, 9 , Prof Dr Med

1 Universidad Internacional De La Rioja, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain

2 Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain

3 Gijón Hospital, Gijón, Spain

4 Valencian International University, Valencia, Spain

5 Department of Legal Medicine and Psychiatry, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain

6 Department of Psychiatry, Infanta Leonor University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

7 Ramón y Cajal Institute of Sanitary Research (IRYCIS), Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain

8 CIBERSAM-ISCIII (Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Mental Health), Madrid, Spain

9 Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation Hospital Universitario Unfanta Leonor Sureste, Madrid, Spain

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