The Depressed Teenage Brain: Chatbot Psychoeducation
Objective: To gain the knowledge needed to develop a cognitive behavioral intervention and reliable psychoeducation applicable for conversational artificial intelligence models, we investigated the underlying constructs of thoughts common to cognitive distortions found in online questions written by...
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| author | Kim K. Dysthe, MD Jan I. Røssberg, MD, PhD Petter B. Brandtzaeg, PhD Marita Skjuve, MA Asbjørn Følstad, PhD Ole R. Haavet, MD, PhD Atle Klovning, MD, PhD |
| author_facet | Kim K. Dysthe, MD Jan I. Røssberg, MD, PhD Petter B. Brandtzaeg, PhD Marita Skjuve, MA Asbjørn Følstad, PhD Ole R. Haavet, MD, PhD Atle Klovning, MD, PhD |
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| description | Objective: To gain the knowledge needed to develop a cognitive behavioral intervention and reliable psychoeducation applicable for conversational artificial intelligence models, we investigated the underlying constructs of thoughts common to cognitive distortions found in online questions written by adolescents with symptoms of depression. Methods: From June 30, 2020, to October 30, 2020, we analyzed a sample of 100 written questions from adolescents about depression posted on an online information service using a qualitative analysis guided by cognitive behavioral theory and informed by the neuroscience of adolescence. Results: Four types of cognitive distortions (CDs) were found: (1) emotional reasoning, (2) mind reading, (3) catastrophizing, and (4) labeling. Our analysis suggested 3 underlying constructs common to the different CDs: (1) emotional states appearing as reality, (2) experiencing this emotional reality as something others think, and (3) generalizing such beliefs to every relation and the future. These constructs may signify events leading to a ruminative state that seems hard to escape. Conclusion: The 4 different CDs originate from 3 underlying constructs possibly associated with adolescent neurodevelopment. This study indicates a potential to reveal the underlying constructs of thought common to different CDs, thus making CDs more useful as a target point in artificial intelligence–based technological information and intervention tools. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-237e004efd4343bf970cb1e78f4edd492024-03-28T06:40:42ZengElsevierMayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health2949-76122023-09-0113334342The Depressed Teenage Brain: Chatbot PsychoeducationKim K. Dysthe, MD0Jan I. Røssberg, MD, PhD1Petter B. Brandtzaeg, PhD2Marita Skjuve, MA3Asbjørn Følstad, PhD4Ole R. Haavet, MD, PhD5Atle Klovning, MD, PhD6Department of General Practice/Family Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Correspondence: Address to Kim K. Dysthe, MD, Department of General Practice/Family Medicine, University of Oslo, Kirkeveien 166, Oslo 0450, Norway .Division of Psychiatric Treatment Research, Department of Psychiatry, and University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Media and Communication, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; SINTEF Digital, Sustainable Communication Technologies, Oslo, NorwaySINTEF Digital, Sustainable Communication Technologies, Oslo, NorwaySINTEF Digital, Sustainable Communication Technologies, Oslo, NorwayDepartment of General Practice/Family Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayDepartment of General Practice/Family Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayObjective: To gain the knowledge needed to develop a cognitive behavioral intervention and reliable psychoeducation applicable for conversational artificial intelligence models, we investigated the underlying constructs of thoughts common to cognitive distortions found in online questions written by adolescents with symptoms of depression. Methods: From June 30, 2020, to October 30, 2020, we analyzed a sample of 100 written questions from adolescents about depression posted on an online information service using a qualitative analysis guided by cognitive behavioral theory and informed by the neuroscience of adolescence. Results: Four types of cognitive distortions (CDs) were found: (1) emotional reasoning, (2) mind reading, (3) catastrophizing, and (4) labeling. Our analysis suggested 3 underlying constructs common to the different CDs: (1) emotional states appearing as reality, (2) experiencing this emotional reality as something others think, and (3) generalizing such beliefs to every relation and the future. These constructs may signify events leading to a ruminative state that seems hard to escape. Conclusion: The 4 different CDs originate from 3 underlying constructs possibly associated with adolescent neurodevelopment. This study indicates a potential to reveal the underlying constructs of thought common to different CDs, thus making CDs more useful as a target point in artificial intelligence–based technological information and intervention tools.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S294976122300024X |
| spellingShingle | Kim K. Dysthe, MD Jan I. Røssberg, MD, PhD Petter B. Brandtzaeg, PhD Marita Skjuve, MA Asbjørn Følstad, PhD Ole R. Haavet, MD, PhD Atle Klovning, MD, PhD The Depressed Teenage Brain: Chatbot Psychoeducation Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health |
| title | The Depressed Teenage Brain: Chatbot Psychoeducation |
| title_full | The Depressed Teenage Brain: Chatbot Psychoeducation |
| title_fullStr | The Depressed Teenage Brain: Chatbot Psychoeducation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Depressed Teenage Brain: Chatbot Psychoeducation |
| title_short | The Depressed Teenage Brain: Chatbot Psychoeducation |
| title_sort | depressed teenage brain chatbot psychoeducation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S294976122300024X |
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