Experts say AI is set to grow rapidly in psychiatry and therapy, allowing doctors to spot mental illness earlier and improve care. But are the technologies effective – and ethical?
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/04/therapy-session-artificial-intelligence-doctors-automated
For example, there was a Veterans Affairs project that looked at clinical records of people who ultimately took their own lives. The computer programs scanned their medical record data and identified common factors that might involve a person’s employment and marital status, chronic health conditions, or opioid prescriptions. Researchers believe that their algorithm has already recognized other people who are at risk and disengaged from care – before they become suicidal and before they’d be picked up through traditional channels.