{"id":193673,"date":"2026-03-07T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/07\/when-you-should-and-shouldnt-use-chatgpt-as-a-therapist-from-experts\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T09:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:20:09","slug":"when-you-should-and-shouldnt-use-chatgpt-as-a-therapist-from-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/07\/when-you-should-and-shouldnt-use-chatgpt-as-a-therapist-from-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"When you should\u2014and shouldn&#8217;t\u2014use ChatGPT as a therapist, from experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/07\/when-you-shouldand-shouldntuse-chatgpt-as-a-therapist-from-experts.html\">When you should\u2014and shouldn&#8217;t\u2014use ChatGPT as a therapist, from experts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/07\/when-you-shouldand-shouldntuse-chatgpt-as-a-therapist-from-experts.html\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/07\/when-you-shouldand-shouldntuse-chatgpt-as-a-therapist-from-experts.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-07 09:05:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.cnbc.com\">www.cnbc.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a summarized list of key points from the article:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AI Chatbot Usage for Emotional Support:<\/strong> An increasing number of Americans are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support and mental health advice, driven by both the loneliness felt by many and the lower cost compared to traditional therapy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Research Findings:<\/strong> A survey involving over 20,000 U.S. adults found that 10.3% use generative AI daily for personal reasons, including advice and emotional support.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Concerns from Mental Health Experts:<\/strong> Experts are cautioning against relying on AI for mental health support, given potential dangers and lack of proper training to handle serious health crises.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Erosion of Real-life Social Skills:<\/strong> Studies suggest that frequent interactions with AI companions may erode real-life social skills and increase feelings of loneliness.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Guidelines for Responsible Use:<\/strong> While AI chatbots can be used as a tool for learning about mental health, they should not substitute professional therapy or be used in mental health crises. Users should cross-check information with reputable sources and avoid sharing personal and medical information.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Crisis Intervention:<\/strong> During a mental health crisis, individuals should seek help from professional services such as the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (988) or the National Helpline for Mental Health (1-800-662-HELP).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These points provide a concise overview of the article&#8217;s main discussions and concerns regarding the use of AI chatbots for emotional and mental health support.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you should\u2014and shouldn&#8217;t\u2014use ChatGPT as a therapist, from experts https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/07\/when-you-shouldand-shouldntuse-chatgpt-as-a-therapist-from-experts.html Publish Date: 2026-03-07 09:05:00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":193674,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108272388-1772490885560-gettyimages-2161537480-dsc04397.jpeg?v=1772490941&w=1920&h=1080","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-193673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-generative-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193673"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":193675,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193673\/revisions\/193675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}