Published on in Vol 12 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/79658, first published .
Investigating How Clinicians Form Trust in an AI-Based Mental Health Model: Qualitative Case Study

Investigating How Clinicians Form Trust in an AI-Based Mental Health Model: Qualitative Case Study

Investigating How Clinicians Form Trust in an AI-Based Mental Health Model: Qualitative Case Study

Anthony Kelly   1, 2 , PhD ;   Niharika Bhardwaj   1 , BE ;   Trine Theresa Holmberg Sainte-Marie   3 , MSc ;   Pepijn Van de Ven   1, 2 , PhD ;   Ruth Melia   2, 4 , DClinPsych ;   John Eustis Williams   5 , PhD ;   Kim Mathiasen   3, 6 , PhD ;   Amalie Søgaard Nielsen   6 , PhD

1 Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

2 Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

3 Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

4 Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

5 Center for Digital Psykiatri, Forskningsenhed, Denmark

6 Research Unit of Digital Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Corresponding Author:

  • Anthony Kelly, PhD
  • Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering
  • University of Limerick
  • Casteltroy
  • Limerick V94 T9PX
  • Ireland
  • Phone: 353 61 202700
  • Email: anthony.kelly@ul.ie