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Another beautifully written book from lisa_grunwald. Run, do not walk - or click, do not scroll past: whatever it takes to get a copy of this masterpiece in your hands. It could not be more relevant to what is going on in the world right now. #science #antiscience #empathy

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Thanks to 60 Minutes for the opportunity to be included in this important piece. 80% of people with eating disorders will never get any kind of help. Technology offers an important solution to this problem, and it also has to be deployed with tight guardrails.

'I think a lot of people out there watching this are gonna be thinking. 'Really? Computer psychiatry? (laugh) Come on.' —Jonathan LaPook, M.D w/ Alison Darcy 60 Minutes Woebot cbsnews.com/news/mental-he…

Posing as someone who is depressed, 60 Minutes tests out a therapeutic chatbot that’s powered by artificial intelligence. cbsn.ws/43Ms0gb

“Any chatbot could be in some ways a ticking time bomb for a smaller percentage of people,” says social worker Monika Ostroff. “The way people heal is in connection.” Ostroff is also developing a chatbot for people with eating disorders. cbsn.ws/4cQremf

A chatbot designed to help prevent eating disorders offered some users dieting advice that could have led to more disordered behaviors. It was shut down. cbsn.ws/3U7jKUx

“That was never the content that our team wrote or programmed into the bot,” says Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, a psychologist who helped develop Tessa, a chatbot designed to help prevent eating disorders. Tessa was shut down after it gave dieting advice. cbsn.ws/3PVuhzY

A computer scientist explains how an AI-powered chatbot can operate. cbsn.ws/4cMKYqY

A chatbot offers people a way to overcome common barriers to therapy: stigma, cost, and availability. cbsn.ws/3xon197

This app is like having a kind of therapist in your pocket – sort of. You can message it 24/7 to help manage problems like depression, anxiety, addiction, and loneliness. cbsn.ws/4aMEyqe

“Chatbots need to have guardrails,” says social worker Monika Ostroff.

Unlike therapists, who are licensed in the state where they practice, mental health apps are largely unregulated. cbsn.ws/4apnSFm

Is psychotherapy overdue for tech innovation or is it just too risky?

Jonathan LaPook, M.D talks to a psychologist, social worker, advocate, and computer scientist in search of the answer. Tonight.

Would you replace your therapist with a chatbot? This Sunday, CBS News’ Jonathan LaPook, M.D reports on using AI-powered chatbots as a mental health support. 60Minutes.com

This Sunday on 60 Minutes:

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⏱️ AI chatbots are being used for mental health support
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With a shortage of therapists and a rising number of potential mental health patients, artificial intelligence chatbots are now offering 24/7 support and meeting a demand — for better or worse. Jonathan LaPook, M.D reports Sunday on 60 Minutes. 60Minutes.com

.Jonathan LaPook, M.D says a cancer diagnosis 'can be destabilizing,' especially when it is unexpected.

He weighs in on how patients battle cancer physically and mentally, after Princess Kate announced her cancer diagnosis. cbsn.ws/43ukyWR