Navigating AI in Mental Health Care: Innovations, Ethics, and Future Trends

This book on AI and mental health explores the intersection of AI and mental health care. It offers innovative strategies and tools to enhance mental health services. This book is structured to guide the reader through a journey of discovery and implementation, in terms of diagnosis, assessment, and management of mental health problems. It explores AI-driven diagnostic tools, illustrating how machine learning algorithms can identify patterns and predict mental health conditions. It highlights AI-assisted therapy and showcases examples of virtual therapists and chatbots for support and intervention. This book also tackles ethical considerations, demonstrating how an integrated AI upholds patient privacy and autonomy. With a focus on emerging trends, it reveals the transformative potential of AI in mental health care on a global scale. An indispensable resource for mental health professionals, researchers, and policymakers, this book provides a comprehensive understanding of how AI can optimize treatment plans, enhance diagnostic accuracy, and deliver personalized care.

Susmita Halder is Accomplished Academician, Researcher, and Clinical Psychologist with more than 20 years of experience in teaching and consultancy. She is currently  Professor in Psychology at St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata. She has keen interest in studying human behavior and connecting it with daily life and brain functioning and applying modern psychotherapies to improve one’s mental health and wellness. She had been Research Fellow at the prestigious Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi. She has worked with leading academic institutions and super specialty hospitals in India. She gainfully uses her experiences into her work and writings. She is the author of the book, “Healthy Brain: Way to Healthy life” and editor of the book “Mental Health in Ageing: Current Perspectives.” She also has over 100 research publications and has presented talks and seminars on national and international platforms.

Dr. Bibhrajit Halder is Founder and CEO of SafeAI, Leader in autonomous technology and solutions for heavy vehicles, headquartered at Santa Clara, CA, USA. Dr. Bibhrajit has been involved in the autonomy industry for over 20 years and worked on self-driving projects at Caterpillar, Ford, Faraday Future, and Apple before founding SafeAI in 2017. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and an M.S. in Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering from Ohio University.

Akash Kumar Mahato is Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Head of the Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Kolkata. An alumnus of the Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences; Dr. Mahato has an experience of over 16 years in the industry and academia. Previously, he had been faculty and Principal at Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences, Secunderabad. He has also contributed as faculty and Clinical Psychologist in Postgraduate teaching departments in medical colleges and Universities in the past including LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health, Assam, and Amity University, Jaipur. His interest areas lie in Evidence-based Psychotherapy, Therapeutic indication of Neuro-cognitive functions, and Community Mental Health. Dr. Mahato has over 50 peer reviewed, national and international publications to his credit.