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The AWARE (AI Use, Why, Attachment, Reality and Risk, and Effect on Functioning) Framework for Assessing Patients’ Use of AI in Mental Health Care

The AWARE (AI Use, Why, Attachment, Reality and Risk, and Effect on Functioning) Framework for Assessing Patients’ Use of AI in Mental Health Care

Authors of this article:

Alexandre Hudon1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Venkat Bhat6, 7 Author Orcid Image ;   John-Jose Nunez8, 9 Author Orcid Image ;   Vincent Paquin10, 11 Author Orcid Image ;   Amylie Malouin-Lachance1, 12 Author Orcid Image ;   François Lespérance1, 13, 14 Author Orcid Image
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Alexandre Hudon   1, 2, 3, 4, 5 , BEng, MD, MSc(ed), PhD ;   Venkat Bhat   6, 7 , MSc, MD ;   John-Jose Nunez   8, 9 , MSc, MD ;   Vincent Paquin   10, 11 , MD, PhD ;   Amylie Malouin-Lachance   1, 12 , MD ;   François Lespérance   1, 13, 14 , MD

1 Department of Psychiatry and Addictology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

2 Forensic psychiatry services, Department of Psychiatry, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

3 Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

4 Department of Psychiatry, Institut national de psychiatrie légale Philippe-Pinel, Montreal, QC, Canada

5 Centre de recherche en pédagogie de la santé, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

6 Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

7 Department of Psychiatry, AI for Mental Health, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

8 Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

9 Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

10 Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

11 Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada

12 Department of Psychiatry, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada

13 Département de psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

14 Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Alexandre Hudon, BEng, MD, MSc(ed), PhD
  • Department of Psychiatry and Addictology
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Université de Montréal
  • 2900 Bd Edouard-Montpetit
  • Montreal, QC H3T 1J4
  • Canada
  • Phone: 1 5149954842
  • Email: alexandre.hudon.1@umontreal.ca