Background: Students in need of mental health care face many barriers including cost,
location, availability, and stigma. Studies show that computer-assisted therapy and 1 …

Background: Many university campuses have limited mental health services that cannot
cope with the high demand. One alternative is to use internet-delivered cognitive behavioral …

Background: Chatbots could be a scalable solution that provides an interactive means of
engaging users in behavioral health interventions driven by artificial intelligence. Although …

Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) is giving rise to a revolution in medicine and health
care. Mental health conditions are highly prevalent in many countries, and the COVID-19 …

Background: Depression and anxiety symptoms are common among university students, but
many do not receive treatment. This is often because of lack of availability, reluctance to …

Background: Web-based cognitive-behavioral therapeutic (CBT) apps have demonstrated
efficacy but are characterized by poor adherence. Conversational agents may offer a …

Background: Digital mental health apps are rapidly becoming a common source of
accessible support across the world, but their effectiveness is often influenced by limited …

Background: One in five Canadians experience mental health issues with those in the age
range of 15 to 24 years being most at risk of a mood disorder. University students have …

Background: Internet-delivered treatments for depressive symptoms have proved to be
successful in high-income Western countries. There may be potential for implementing such …

Background: Worldwide, depression is rated as the fourth leading cause of disease burden
and is projected to be the second leading cause of disability by 2020. Annual depression …