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AI in Mental Health Care—Opportunities and Risks Beyond Large Language Models

JAMA Psychiatry 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.0032

March 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint explores the risks associated with using artificial intelligence (AI) in mental health care and how successful risk management would allow both patients and clinicians to experience the benefits of AI in clinical care.

Corresponding Author: Alex Leow, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois Chicago, 1601 W Taylor St, Room 584, Chicago, IL 60612 (alexleow@alumni.ucla.edu).

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