The AI Therapist Trap: Why Indians use ChatGPT for mental health instead of Therapy
India has 0.75 psychiatrists per 100,000 people. Therapy waitlists stretch to weeks. So when an AI is available at midnight, listens without judgment, and responds in seconds, of course people are turning to it. But new research is asking a harder question: is the comfort it offers the same as actually getting better? The answer may surprise you.
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