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Formative Evaluation of Digital Health Interventions (5370) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (1161) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (3357) Human Factors and Usability Case Studies (1333) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (2518) Chatbots and Conversational Agents (1236) Generative Language Models Including ChatGPT (1634)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/69841, first published .
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A Rule-Based Conversational Agent for Mental Health and Well-Being in Young People: Formative Case Series During the Rise of Generative AI

A Rule-Based Conversational Agent for Mental Health and Well-Being in Young People: Formative Case Series During the Rise of Generative AI

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Aimee-Rose Wrightson-Hester1 Author Orcid Image ;   Gee Anderson1 Author Orcid Image ;   Joel Dunstan2 Author Orcid Image ;   Peter M McEvoy1, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Christopher J Sutton4 Author Orcid Image ;   Bronwyn Myers1, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Sarah J Egan1 Author Orcid Image ;   Sara Jane Tai6 Author Orcid Image ;   Melanie Johnston-Hollitt2 Author Orcid Image ;   Wai Chen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Tom Gedeon7 Author Orcid Image ;   Joanna C Moullin1 Author Orcid Image ;   Warren Mansell1 Author Orcid Image
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