Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health and Psychiatry: Methods, Applications and Implications
A special issue of Psychiatry International (ISSN 2673-5318). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Neurobiology, Precision Psychiatry and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 127
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to this Special Issue, which brings together cutting‑edge research at the intersection of AI, mental health and psychiatry. This Special Issue aims to showcase rigorous methodological innovations, real‑world clinical applications and multidisciplinary perspectives on the opportunities and challenges of AI‑enabled mental healthcare. We invite original contributions that advance scientific knowledge, address implementation barriers and critically examine the broader implications of AI for clinicians, patients, researchers and society.
This Special Issue serves as an international, interdisciplinary forum that brings together computer scientists, clinicians, mental health professionals, social scientists, ethicists and policymakers. Our scope is to foster evidence‑based discussion, highlight innovative solutions and advance responsible, human‑centered AI that enhances—rather than replaces—the expertise of mental health professionals.
Themes and topics of interest
We welcome research articles and systematic reviews. Submissions may include—but are not limited to—the following areas:
- Methodological Advances
- Machine learning, deep learning and natural language processing for psychiatric research
- Explainable and interpretable AI models in mental healthcare
- Digital phenotyping, behavioral markers and passive sensing
- Federated learning, privacy‑preserving analytics and secure data architectures
- AI for clinical decision support
- AI‑based tools for diagnosis, prognosis and risk stratification
- Early detection of depression, anxiety, psychosis, bipolar disorder, dementia and other conditions
- Predictive models for suicide risk and crisis prevention
- Tailored treatment planning, medication optimization and clinical outcome prediction
- Therapeutic and intervention applications
- AI‑enhanced psychotherapeutic tools and digital therapeutics
- Monitoring and supporting patient adherence, engagement and symptom tracking
- Precision psychiatry and individualized treatment pathways
- Implementation science and real‑world evaluation
- Clinical validity, reliability and generalizability of AI models
- Integration of AI into clinical workflows and electronic health systems
- Human–AI collaboration in mental health care
- Barriers to adoption, including training, usability and regulatory factors
- Attitudes towards AI chatbots for mental health support
- Ethical, legal and societal implications
- Bias, fairness and health equity in AI-driven psychiatric tools
- Transparency, accountability and responsible innovation
- Patient autonomy, consent and data governance
- Implications of AI for the therapeutic relationship and clinical judgment
Dr. Aglaia Katsiroumpa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- artificial intelligence
- mental health
- psychiatry
- chatbots
- applications
- patients
- barriers
- implications
- treatment pathways
- monitoring
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