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Large language models (LLMs) offer emerging opportunities for psychological and behavioral research, but methodological guidance is lacking. This article provides a framework for using LLMs as psychological simulators across two primary…

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a well-established, evidence-based treatment for Major Depressive Disorder. Unfortunately, there exist significant barriers to individuals accessing CBT, including cost, scarcity of therapists and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Talha Tahir

In the context of digital therapy interventions, such as internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (iCBT) for the treatment of depression and anxiety, extensive research has shown how the involvement of a human supporter or coach, who…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-11-15 Anja Thieme

The new wave of Large Language Models (LLM) has offered an efficient tool to curate sizeable conversational datasets. So far studies have mainly focused on task-oriented or generic open-domain dialogs, and have not fully explored the…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-01-17 Ehsan Lotfi , Maxime De Bruyn , Jeska Buhmann , Walter Daelemans

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a well-established intervention for mitigating psychological issues by modifying maladaptive cognitive and behavioral patterns. However, delivery of CBT is often constrained by resource limitations and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-07-30 Meng Jiang , Qing Zhao , Jianqiang Li , Fan Wang , Tianyu He , Xinyan Cheng , Bing Xiang Yang , Grace W. K. Ho , Guanghui Fu

Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) have shown promise for scalable educational applications, but their use in dialog-based tutoring systems remains challenging due to the need for effective pedagogical strategies and the high…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Menna Fateen , Tsunenori Mine

Recent advancements in large language models (LLMs) promise to expand mental health interventions by emulating therapeutic techniques, potentially easing barriers to care. Yet there is a lack of real-world empirical evidence evaluating the…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-01-28 Yinzhou Wang , Yimeng Wang , Ye Xiao , Liabette Escamilla , Bianca Augustine , Kelly Crace , Gang Zhou , Yixuan Zhang

The growing need for psychological support due to increasing pressures has exposed the scarcity of relevant datasets, particularly in non-English languages. To address this, we propose a framework that leverages limited real-world data and…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-07-11 Yuanchen Shi , Longyin Zhang , Fang Kong

Conversational artificial intelligence can already independently engage in brief conversations with clients with psychological problems and provide evidence-based psychological interventions. The main objective of this study is to improve…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-03-21 H. Zhang , Z. Qiao , H. Wang , B. Duan , J. Yin

In health psychology, Behaviour Change Theories(BCTs) play an important role in modelling human goal achievement in adverse environments. Some of these theories use concepts that are also used in computational modelling of cognition and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-10-19 Catriona M. Kennedy

Large Language Models (LLMs) have made significant progress in various fields. However, challenges remain in Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) medical consultations. Current research enhances reasoning through role assignment, task…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-03-19 Kai Chen , Xinfeng Li , Tianpei Yang , Hewei Wang , Wei Dong , Yang Gao

Cognitive dynamics are pivotal to advance human understanding of the world. Recent advancements in large language models (LLMs) reveal their potential for cognitive simulation. However, these LLM-based cognitive studies primarily focus on…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-09-25 Yaojia Lv , Haojie Pan , Zekun Wang , Jiafeng Liang , Yuanxing Liu , Ruiji Fu , Ming Liu , Zhongyuan Wang , Bing Qin

Conversational Assistants (CA) are increasingly supporting human workers in knowledge management. Traditionally, CAs respond in specific ways to predefined user intents and conversation patterns. However, this rigidness does not handle the…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-07-15 Samuel Kernan Freire , Chaofan Wang , Evangelos Niforatos

Large language model-powered chatbots have transformed how people seek information, especially in high-stakes contexts like mental health. Despite their support capabilities, safe detection and response to crises such as suicidal ideation…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-04-09 Adrian Arnaiz-Rodriguez , Miguel Baidal , Erik Derner , Jenn Layton Annable , Mark Ball , Mark Ince , Elvira Perez Vallejos , Nuria Oliver

Mental health remains a major public health concern, while access to timely psychological support is often limited. AI-based dialogue systems have emerged as promising tools to address these barriers, and recent advances in large language…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-03-16 Daeun Lee , Dongje Yoo , Migyeong Yang , Jihyun An , Christine B. Cha , Jinyoung Han

LLMs promise to overcome limitations of rule-based mental health chatbots through improved natural language capabilities, yet their ability to deliver evidence-based psychological interventions remains largely unverified because evaluations…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-12-22 Florian Onur Kuhlmeier , Leon Hanschmann , Melina Rabe , Stefan Luettke , Eva-Lotta Brakemeier , Alexander Maedche

Background: Cognitive biases in clinical decision-making significantly contribute to errors in diagnosis and suboptimal patient outcomes. Addressing these biases presents a formidable challenge in the medical field. Objective: This study…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-05-14 Yu He Ke , Rui Yang , Sui An Lie , Taylor Xin Yi Lim , Hairil Rizal Abdullah , Daniel Shu Wei Ting , Nan Liu

Current conversational agents (CA) have seen improvement in conversational quality in recent years due to the influence of large language models (LLMs) like GPT3. However, two key categories of problem remain. Firstly there are the unique…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Alex Clay , Eduardo Alonso , Esther Mondragón

The recent success of large language models (LLMs) has shown great potential to develop more powerful conversational recommender systems (CRSs), which rely on natural language conversations to satisfy user needs. In this paper, we embark on…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-06-21 Xiaolei Wang , Xinyu Tang , Wayne Xin Zhao , Jingyuan Wang , Ji-Rong Wen

Student commitment towards a learning recommendation is not separable from their understanding of the reasons it was recommended to them; and their ability to modify it based on that understanding. Among explainability approaches, chatbots…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-01-25 Hasan Abu-Rasheed , Mohamad Hussam Abdulsalam , Christian Weber , Madjid Fathi