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Review
. 2022 Apr:70:103021.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103021. Epub 2022 Feb 12.

Artificial intelligence and Psychiatry: An overview

Adwitiya Ray  1 , Akansha Bhardwaj  1 , Yogender Kumar Malik  2 , Shipra Singh  1 , Rajiv Gupta  1
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Review

Artificial intelligence and Psychiatry: An overview

Adwitiya Ray et al. Asian J Psychiatr. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

The burden of mental illness both in world and India is increasing at an alarming rate. Adding to it, there has been an increase in mental health challenges during covid-19 pandemic with a rise in suicide, loneliness and substance use. Artificial intelligence can act as a potential solution to address this shortage. The use of artificial intelligence is increasingly being employed in various fields of mental health like affective disorders, psychosis, and geriatric psychiatry. The benefits are various like lower costs, wider reach but at the same time it comes with its own disadvantages. This article reviews the current understanding of artificial intelligence, the types of Artificial intelligence, its current use in various mental health disorders, current status in India, advantages, disadvantages and future potentials. With the passage of time and digitalization of the modern age, there will be an increase in the use of artificial intelligence in psychiatry hence a detailed understanding will be thoughtful. For this, we searched PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct, China national Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Globus Index Medicus search engines by using keywords. Initial searches involved the use of each individual keyword while the later searches involved the use of more than one word in different permutation combinations.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Artificial Wisdom; Burden of mental illness; Psychiatry.

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