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Focus Groups and Qualitative Research for Human Factors Research (1503) Substance Abuse (651) Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism Prevention and Recovery (377) Use and Perceptions of Technology in Everyday Life and for Rehabilitation (82) Design and Usability of Consumer Health Tech and Home Monitoring Devices (439) Design and Evaluation of Patient Education Materials (165) AI-Powered Therapy Bots and Virtual Companions in Digital Mental Health (79)

Published on in Vol 13 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/86752, first published .
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User Perspectives on Conversational Agents for Preventive Alcohol Self-Help: Qualitative Exploratory Study

User Perspectives on Conversational Agents for Preventive Alcohol Self-Help: Qualitative Exploratory Study

Authors of this article:

Marissa De Vries1 Author Orcid Image ;   Melissa Begeman1 Author Orcid Image ;   Marloes Derksen2 Author Orcid Image ;   Anna Goudriaan1, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Matthijs Blankers1, 4, 5 Author Orcid Image
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Marissa De Vries   1 , MSc ;   Melissa Begeman   1 , MSc ;   Marloes Derksen   2 , PhD ;   Anna Goudriaan   1, 3 , Prof Dr ;   Matthijs Blankers   1, 4, 5 , Prof Dr

1 Department of Research, Arkin Mental Health Care, Amsterdam Institute for Addiction Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2 Department of Medical Informatics, eHealth Living & Learning Lab Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

3 Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

4 Department of Drugs, Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Trimbos Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands

5 Tranzo Scientific Center for Care and Wellbeing, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands

Corresponding Author:

  • Marissa De Vries, MSc
  • Department of Research, Arkin Mental Health Care
  • Amsterdam Institute for Addiction Research
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  • Amsterdam 1033NN
  • The Netherlands
  • Phone: +316 187 82 819
  • Email: marissa.de.vries@arkin.nl