Development and usability testing of a chatbot to promote mental health services use among individuals with eating disorders following screening.

Jillian Shah Bianca DePietro Laura D'Adamo Marie-Laure Firebaugh Olivia Laing Lauren A Fowler Lauren Smolar Shiri Sadeh-Sharvit Craig Barr Taylor Denise E Wilfley Ellen E Fitzsimmons-Craft

Published in: The International journal of eating disorders (2022)

Low rates of service utilization and treatment have been observed among individuals following online eating disorder screening. Tools are needed, including scalable, digital options, that can be easily paired with screening, to improve motivation for addressing eating disorders and promote service utilization.

Keyphrases

mental health
healthcare
health information
social media
electronic health record
smoking cessation
combination therapy