How AI changing and challenging healthcare access
How AI changing and challenging healthcare access
Publish Date: 2026-06-28 13:24:00
Source Domain: www.thecharlottepost.com
* A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics reported that nearly one out of five adolescents uses chatbots for mental health advice.
* Most adolescents do not inform others about consulting an AI for mental health issues.
* Therapists suggest the growing use of chatbots indicates a need for them, but emphasize their limitations in understanding human emotions.
* The advantages of AI chatbots include being accessible 24/7, providing immediate help, assisting in organizing thoughts, and providing coping skills in a judgment-free environment.
* According to the study, females use AI for mental health advice more than males.
* The article emphasizes the importance of creating safe environments and communicating with adolescents to prevent AI from being their sole resource for mental health consultation.
* AI is suggested to be a useful tool when properly used and employed alongside human connections.
