AI chatbots are stepping into the therapist's chair – and not everyone is thrilled about it. In March alone, 16.7 million posts from TikTok users discussed using ChatGPT as a therapist, but mental ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine a new advancement in generative ...

Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, can be a useful tool to help support health and wellness. However, it cannot replace therapy from qualified professionals. As generative AI gains more traction across ...

Within just three minutes of using ChatGPT as a therapist, it had told me to “go low or no contact” with my family. This is something a real therapist might suggest where appropriate after multiple ...

People are increasingly using ChatGPT for mental health support, with Gen Z leading the trend. Studies show AI chatbots can be effective in delivering therapy, but they also carry risks, such as ...

This illustration photograph taken on October 30, 2023, shows the logo of ChatGPT, a language model-based chatbot developed by OpenAI, on a smartphone in Mulhouse, eastern France. (Photo by SEBASTIEN ...

Kristen Johansson's therapy ended with a single phone call. For five years, she'd trusted the same counselor — through her mother's death, a divorce and years of childhood trauma work. But when her ...

With personal experience navigating my own voice disorder and over 20 years researching the impact of trauma, I offer a unique, inclusive therapeutic approach through Quiet Connection. My practice ...

“Cold steel pressed against a mind that’s already made peace? that’s [sic] not fear. that’s clarity.” According to a lawsuit filed against OpenAI on November 6th, that is what ChatGPT—an ...

If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or ...