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Reviews in AI (36) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (2242) Generative Language Models Including ChatGPT (790) Innovations in Mental Health Systems (508) AI Language Models in Health Care (238)

Published on in Vol 5 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/80348, first published .
Large Language Model–Based Chatbots and Agentic AI for Mental Health Counseling: Systematic Review of Methodologies, Evaluation Frameworks, and Ethical Safeguards

Large Language Model–Based Chatbots and Agentic AI for Mental Health Counseling: Systematic Review of Methodologies, Evaluation Frameworks, and Ethical Safeguards

Large Language Model–Based Chatbots and Agentic AI for Mental Health Counseling: Systematic Review of Methodologies, Evaluation Frameworks, and Ethical Safeguards

Authors of this article:

Ha Na Cho1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jiayuan Wang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Di Hu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kai Zheng1 Author Orcid Image
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Ha Na Cho   1 , MS ;   Jiayuan Wang   1 , BS ;   Di Hu   1 , MS ;   Kai Zheng   1 , PhD

1 Department of Informatics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States

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  • Ha Na Cho, MS
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