The investigators want to test if gen AI can support therapy by recruiting patients already in therapy.
Recent advancements in AI have led to chatbots, such as ChatGPT, capable of providing therapeutic responses. Early research evaluating chatbots' ability to provide relationship advice and single-session relationship interventions has showed that both laypeople and relationship therapists rate them high on attributes such as empathy and helpfulness. The investigators want to test if chatbots can be a good adjunct to traditional therapy. The investigators hypothesize that participants who regularly use a chatbot as an adjunct to traditional therapy will have better mental health outcomes. Participants will complete baseline, 4-week (post-intervention) and 4-week post-intervention measures and will be invited to gain their therapists ratings.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
204
This group will be asked to use an AI chatbot like chatgpt as an adjunct to their regular therapy
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)
Questions about symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. Scale is 0-21. Higher scores is a worse outcome.
Time frame: Baseline, 4-week follow-up, 8-week follow-up
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
Questions about symptoms of depression. Scale is 0-27. Higher score is a worse outcome.
Time frame: Baseline, 4-week follow-up, 8-week follow-up
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