Use of Generic Large Language Model Chatbots for Mental Health Issues Among Patients Seeking Psychotherapy: Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Analysis in a German University Hospital Outpatient Clinic

Alexander Diel   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Niels Weber   ^{1, 2} , MSc ;   Jil Beckord   ^{1, 2} , MSc ;   Tania Lalgi   ^{1, 2} , MSc ;   Christoph Jansen   ^{1, 2} ;   Eva-Maria Skoda   ^{1, 2} , Prof Dr Med ;   Nora Dörrie   ^{1, 2} , Dr med ;   Venja Musche   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Anita Robitzsch   ^{1, 2} , Dr med ;   Martin Teufel   ^{1, 2} , Prof Dr Med ;   Alexander Bäuerle   ^{1, 2} , PhD

¹ Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, LVR University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

² Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany