Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/78238, first published .
Generative AI Mental Health Chatbots as Therapeutic Tools: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Their Role in Reducing Mental Health Issues

Generative AI Mental Health Chatbots as Therapeutic Tools: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Their Role in Reducing Mental Health Issues

Generative AI Mental Health Chatbots as Therapeutic Tools: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Their Role in Reducing Mental Health Issues

Qiyang Zhang   1 , PhD ;   Renwen Zhang   2 , PhD ;   Yiying Xiong   3 , PhD ;   Yuan Sui   3 , MSEd ;   Chang Tong   3 , MSEd ;   Fu-Hung Lin   3 , MSEd

1 Department of Educational Advancement, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore

2 Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

3 School of Education, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States

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