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mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (3488) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (2358) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1798) Chatbots and Conversational Agents (808) Psychological, Behavioral, Social, and/or Cultural Experiments and Interventions (110) AI-Powered Therapy Bots and Virtual Companions in Digital Mental Health (36)

Published on in Vol 13 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/63806, first published .
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Effect of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy–Based AI Chatbot on Depression and Loneliness in Chinese University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial With Financial Stress Moderation

Effect of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy–Based AI Chatbot on Depression and Loneliness in Chinese University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial With Financial Stress Moderation

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Yahui Wang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Xuhong Li1 Author Orcid Image ;   Qiaochu Zhang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Dannii Yeung1 Author Orcid Image ;   Yihan Wu2 Author Orcid Image
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