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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/85138, first published .
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Applicable Scenarios, Desired Features, and Risks of AI Psychotherapists in Depression Treatment From the Patient’s Perspective: Exploratory Qualitative Study

Applicable Scenarios, Desired Features, and Risks of AI Psychotherapists in Depression Treatment From the Patient’s Perspective: Exploratory Qualitative Study

Authors of this article:

Chunyi Xian1 Author Orcid Image ;   Aihua Yan2 Author Orcid Image ;   Yaxian Wang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Eileen Yuk Ha Tsang3 Author Orcid Image ;   Lei Huang4 Author Orcid Image ;   David (Jingjun) Xu1 Author Orcid Image
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Chunyi Xian   1 , MS ;   Aihua Yan   2 , PhD ;   Yaxian Wang   1 , MS ;   Eileen Yuk Ha Tsang   3 , PhD ;   Lei Huang   4 , MD, PhD ;   David (Jingjun) Xu   1 , PhD

1 Department of Information Systems, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

2 Department of Marketing and International Business, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

3 Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

4 Department of Psychiatry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Corresponding Author:

  • Aihua Yan, PhD
  • Department of Marketing and International Business
  • Lingnan University
  • 8 Castle Peak Road, Tuen Mun, NT
  • Hong Kong
  • China (Hong Kong)
  • Phone: 852 26067930
  • Email: aihuayan@ln.edu.hk