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Chatbots and Conversational Agents (206) Artificial Intelligence (720) e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (1002) Safety and Error Prevention in Health (160) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (842) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1072)

Published on in Vol 22 , No 7 (2020) :July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/16021, first published .
Effectiveness and Safety of Using Chatbots to Improve Mental Health: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Effectiveness and Safety of Using Chatbots to Improve Mental Health: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Effectiveness and Safety of Using Chatbots to Improve Mental Health: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Authors of this article:

Alaa Ali Abd-Alrazaq 1 Author Orcid Image ;   Asma Rababeh 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mohannad Alajlani 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Bridgette M Bewick 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Mowafa Househ 1 Author Orcid Image
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