Torous, John

Large language models as mental health providers

Rousmaniere, T., Goldberg, S. B., & Torous, J. (2026) · The Lancet Psychiatry

Digital Mental Health InterventionsArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education

Cited by 22

Focusing on Digital Research Priorities for Advancing the Access and Quality of Mental Health

Torous, J., Benson, N. M., Myrick, K., & Eysenbach, G. (2023) · JMIR Mental Health

Digital Mental Health InterventionsTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

Cited by 22

Problematic Internet Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Youth in Outpatient Mental Health Treatment: App-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

Gansner, M., Nisenson, M., Lin, V., Pong, S., Torous, J., & Carson, N. (2022) · JMIR Mental Health

Impact of Technology on AdolescentsCOVID-19 and Mental Health

Cited by 22

Smartphone app engagement and clinical outcomes in a hybrid clinic

Chang, S., Gray, L., & Torous, J. (2023) · Psychiatry Research

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMobile Health and mHealth Applications

Cited by 21

Social Media and Youth Mental Health: Assessing the Impact Through Current and Novel Digital Phenotyping Methods

Perlmutter, E., Dwyer, B., & Torous, J. (2024) · Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry

Impact of Technology on AdolescentsMental Health via Writing

Cited by 14

Patient Innovation in Investigating the Effects of Environmental Pollution in Schizophrenia: Case Report of Digital Phenotyping Beyond Apps

Vaidyam, A., Roux, S., & Torous, J. (2020) · JMIR Mental Health

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMental Health and Patient Involvement

Cited by 11

Role of large language models in mental health research: an international survey of researchers' practices and perspectives

Linardon, J., Messer, M., Anderson, C., Liu, C., McClure, Z., Jarman, H. K., Goldberg, S. B., & Torous, J. (2025) · BMJ Mental Health

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationEthics and Social Impacts of AI

Cited by 10

Technology enabled clinical care (TECC): Protocol for a prospective longitudinal cohort study of smartphone-augmented mental health treatment

Rauseo-Ricupero, N., & Torous, J. (2021) · JMIR Research Protocols

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMobile Health and mHealth Applications

Cited by 9

From statistics to deep learning: Using large language models in psychiatric research

Hua, Y., Beam, A., Chibnik, L. B., & Torous, J. (2025) · International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationEthics and Social Impacts of AI

Cited by 8

Barriers to understanding how many people use AI for mental health support: an estimate and narrative review

Bodner, R., Lim, K., Siddals, S., Goldberg, S., & Torous, J. (2026) · npj Digital Public Health

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMental Health Treatment and Access

Cited by 5

A scoping review on the mental health harms of LLM-based chatbots

Diel, A., Torous, J., Cuijpers, P., Kleesiek, J., Nensa, F., Weber, N., Faust, F., Lalgi, T. J., Mellis, F. S., Teufel, M., et al. (2026) · npj Digital Medicine

Digital Mental Health InterventionsArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education

Cited by 4

Reclaiming informed consent to train mental health AI with patient data

Larrauri, C. A., Martinez-Martin, N., & Torous, J. (2026) · npj Digital Medicine

Ethics in Clinical ResearchEthics and Social Impacts of AI

Cited by 2

The Digital Mental Health Paradox: Is Now the Time to Unlock the Potential?

Torous, J. (2023) · Harvard Undergraduate Health Policy Review

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMental Health Treatment and Access

Cited by 2

HealthBench-Psych: A Mental Health Subset of OpenAI's HealthBench

Flathers, M., Nguyen, P. A., Noorily, J., Herpertz, J., Chen, M., Multani, J., Powell, S., Granof, M., Kalinch, M., & Torous, J. (2026) · arXiv

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare

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Mental Health Benchmarks for Large Language Models: A Systematic Scoping Review

Flathers, M., Nguyen, P. A. H., Noorily, J., Herpertz, J., Cong, S., Calvert, E., Oh, A., Li, S., Lane, E., Ledley, K. T., et al. (2026)

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationEthics and Social Impacts of AI

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