Mental health in the age of AI - exploring a new frontier for diagnosis, therapy and support

It is generally a two-month wait to see a psychiatrist at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) outpatient clinic.

So, to help patients through the dry spell between sessions, the hospital is studying if it can use a locally developed AI-powered app that, among other things, provides guided meditation and is able to predict the user’s stress level.

Since May 2025, IMH has offered the AmDTx app, or a placebo app, to individuals referred by a GP or a polyclinic doctor to the institute, to participate in the trial. 

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