5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Patients increasingly use AI tools for mental health support, with 13% of US youth seeking advice from these resources.

• 2

  Nearly half of adult patients with mental health conditions utilize AI for support, including anxiety and depression.

• 3

  AI use may reveal unshared patient concerns and shape their interpretation of experiences, potentially leading to misinformation.

• 4

  Risks of AI tools include harmful outputs, inadequate responses to suicidal ideation, and privacy concerns.

• 5

  A patient-centered framework is proposed to integrate AI use into care, emphasizing ongoing dialogue and normalization.