AI and Anxiety: What Helps, What Hurts, and What You Should Know

As AI chatbots become an increasingly common source of mental health information and support, many people are turning to them in times of anxiety, often without understanding the risks involved. 

Join us July 23, for a free, live webinar by ADAA member experts, Grace Berman, LCSW, and Alnardo Martinez, LMHC, which will offer a general audience overview of how AI chatbots are being used for mental health purposes, with particular attention to anxiety disorders and OCD. 

Discussion topics will include:

• What users should consider before relying on AI for emotional support (including privacy and data concerns),
• The general risks of AI use for mental health concerns,
• Risks specific to anxiety disorders and OCD (such as reassurance-seeking and compulsive checking patterns), and
• Where AI tools may have a constructive role, particularly when integrated thoughtfully into work with a therapist.

Webinar Take-Aways

Attendees will:

• Understand how and why people are increasingly turning to AI chatbots for mental health support, and what risks to weigh before doing so.
• Learn the general risks of using AI chatbots for mental health concerns, as well as the specific ways these tools can interact with and potentially worsen anxiety disorders and OCD.
• Gain a framework for thinking about appropriate and potentially helpful uses of AI chatbots, including how to discuss AI use openly within therapy.