The Role of Conversational Agents for Substance Use Disorder in Social Distancing Contexts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21645833 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zhaoyuan Su (0000-0002-5647-8439, Department of Informatics, University of California, Irvine, California, USA;), John A Schneider (0009-0003-0553-3447, University of Chicago), Sean D Young (0000-0001-6052-4875, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Informatics, University of California, Irvine, California, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1732-1735 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Substance Use & Misuse (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1082-6084 • E-ISSN: 1532-2491 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10826084.2021.1949609 |
| PMID | 34286669 |
| OpenAlex | W3185440237 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
The COVID-19 pandemic and its related policies, such as social distancing orders, are affecting the ability for people with substance use disorders (SUD) to seek prevention and treatment. In this commentary, we introduce conversational agents, a type of social technology. We discuss the role of conversational agents in the prevention and treatment of SUD in social distancing contexts and the potential benefits and limitations of designing and implementing such technology in the prevention and care for patients with SUD
Distancing · Internet privacy · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Social distance · Social isolation · Substance abuse · Substance use · Computer Science · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Mental Health via Writing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |