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A scoping review of machine learning in psychotherapy research

Aafjes-van Doorn, Katie, Kamsteeg, Céline, Bate, Jordan, Aafjes, Marc·2021·Psychotherapy Research

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Machine learning (ML) offers robust statistical and probabilistic techniques that can help to make sense of large amounts of data. This scoping review paper aims to broadly explore the nature of research activity using ML in the context of psychological talk therapies, highlighting the scope of current methods and considerations for clinical practice and directions for future research. Using a systematic search methodology, fifty-one studies were identified. A narrative synthesis indicates two types of studies, those who developed and tested an ML model (k=44), and those who reported on the feasibility of a particular treatment tool that uses an ML algorithm (k=7). Most model development studies used supervised learning techniques to classify or predict labeled treatment process or outcome data, whereas others used unsupervised techniques to identify clusters in the unlabeled patient or treatment data. Overall, the current applications of ML in psychotherapy research demonstrated a range of possible benefits for indications of treatment process, adherence, therapist skills and treatment response prediction, as well as ways to accelerate research through automated behavioral or linguistic process coding. Given the novelty and potential of this research field, these proof-of-concept studies are encouraging, however, do not necessarily translate to improved clinical practice (yet).

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Authors: Aafjes-van Doorn, K., Kamsteeg, C., Bate, J., & Aafjes, M.
Affiliations: Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA
Deliberate.ai, New York, NY, USA
Yeshiva University (US)
ORCID: Aafjes-van Doorn, Katie
Bate, Jordan
Aafjes, Marc
Venue: Psychotherapy Research
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2020-08-29
Volume: 31
Issue: 1
Pages: 92-116
ISSN: 1050-3307 (ISSN-L)
1468-4381
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2020.1808729
OpenAlex: W3082929259
Cited by: 179
References: 111
Citations by year: 2026: 16 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 2
FWCI: 8.49
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Psychotherapy Research (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Keywords: machine learning, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, treatment outcome prediction, medication adherence, therapist skills, automated coding, clinical implementation
MeSH terms: Machine Learning, Humans, Psychotherapy

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