AI Isn’t a Therapist, but Many Teens Are Treating It Like One
Clinicians have a responsibility to understand the risks posed by AI chatbots and to inform teen patients, their parents and caregivers about them.
Clinicians have a responsibility to understand the risks posed by AI chatbots and to inform teen patients, their parents and caregivers about them.
As clinicians, we learn not to be agreeable, we learn to challenge and sit in discomfort. We ask the hard questions underneath the one being asked. That is the work these tools are not yet built to do.
When people hear dosage, they often think of medication. But dosage is a broader clinical concept. It is the structure that makes an intervention legible to clinicians, payers, and regulators. For VR therapy, dosage is the answer to simple questions that are still surprisingly inconsistent across studies and pilots.
BTK inhibitor has become an important treatment option for certain B-cell malignancies.
Healthcare decision-makers, especially at pharmaceutical companies, must prioritize patient input. Data collected from social media listening is a significant step in the right direction.
Mental health care provider SonderMind expanded its reach from 15 to all 50 states. The company’s platform combines therapy, psychiatry, and digital self-care tools.