Overview
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a very important drive in the field of digital mental health care. This is especially true when one considers the current COVID-19 pandemic, which has already caused significant mental stresses to people of all demographic groups. A lot of digital tools, including chatbots, have been developed to enhance the mental health of people, who are facing potentially mental illnesses. However, most of the developments so far have unfortunately ignored the specific psychological needs of older people. Aiming to fill this research gap, a first internal study was performed regarding the state of the art of chatbot-based digital mental health care solutions for older people.
