Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatric Nursing: A Scope Review

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Could artificial intelligence write mental health nursing care plans?

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Introducing artificial intelligence in acute psychiatric inpatient care: qualitative study of its use to conduct nursing observations

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Wearable multimodal sensors for the detection of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia using personalized machine learning models

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Developing a virtual reality for people with dementia in nursing homes based on their psychological needs: a feasibility study

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Developing a machine learning model for detecting depression, anxiety, and apathy in older adults with mild cognitive impairment using speech and facial expressions: A cross-sectional observational study

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Artificial intelligence: An eye cast towards the mental health nursing horizon

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Is Virtual Reality Cue Exposure a Promising Adjunctive Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder?

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Virtual reality-based training for mental health staff: a novel approach to increase empathy, compassion, and subjective understanding of service user experience

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Effects of robotic care interventions for dementia care: A systematic review and meta‐analysis randomised controlled trials

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The Application of Convolutional Neural Network Model in Diagnosis and Nursing of MR Imaging in Alzheimer's Disease

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The ethics of pet robots in dementia care settings: Care professionals’ and organisational leaders’ ethical intuitions

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Virtual Reality in Clinical Nursing Practice Over the Past 10 Years: Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses

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Humanoid socially assistive robots in dementia care: a qualitative study about expectations of caregivers and dementia trainers

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Social robotics to support older people with dementia: a study protocol with Paro seal robot in an Italian Alzheimer’s day center

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The Prediction and Influential Factors of Violence in Male Schizophrenia Patients With Machine Learning Algorithms

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A scoping review of different monitoring-technology devices in caring for older adults with cognitive impairment

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Psychosis Relapse Prediction Leveraging Electronic Health Records Data and Natural Language Processing Enrichment Methods

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Identifying Predictors of Inpatient Verbal Aggression in a Forensic Psychiatric Setting Using a Tree-based Modeling Approach

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Machine learning-based speech recognition system for nursing documentation – A pilot study

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Identifying the suicidal ideation risk group among older adults in rural areas: Developing a predictive model using machine learning methods

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Comparison of nursing diagnostic accuracy when aided by Knowledge-Based Clinical Decision Support Systems with Clinical Diagnostic Validity and Bayesian Decision Models for psychiatric care plan formulation among nursing students: a quasi-experimental study

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An analysis of Chinese nursing electronic medical records to predict violence in psychiatric inpatients using text mining and machine learning techniques

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Virtual Reality Human–Human Interface to Deliver Psychotherapy to People Experiencing Auditory Verbal Hallucinations: Development and Usability Study

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The Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Mental Diseases

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Feasibility study protocol of the PainChek app to assess the efficacy of a social robot intervention for people with dementia

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Virtual Reality Simulation Applications in Pre-Licensure Psychiatric Nursing Curricula: An Integrative Review

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Nursing procedures for advanced dementia: Traditional techniques versus autonomous robotic applications (Review)

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Commercial determinants and therapeutic chatbots: A mental health nursing perspective

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Deep Mobile Linguistic Therapy for Patients with ASD

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Artificial intelligence and mental health nursing care plans

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The Role of AI in Nursing Education and Practice: Umbrella Review

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Using Artificial Intelligence–Based Technologies for the Early Detection of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Scoping Review

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Bibliometric Mapping of 40 Years of AI in Nursing: Trends, Collaborations, and Research Hotspots Worldwide

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An artificial intelligence-based intelligent postoperative nursing monitoring system for patient safety (OBG, CHN, MHN, MSN, community)

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Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Nursing: Clinical Augmentation, Therapeutic Relationships, and Responsible Governance

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Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Care: Implications for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing—A Scoping Review

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Harnessing Artificial Intelligence: Strategies for Mental Health Nurses in Optimizing Psychiatric Patient Care

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