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ArticleDIS. Designing Interactive Systems (Conference)2025

Ananya Bhattacharjee, Yuchen Zeng, David C Mohr, Sarah Yi Xu, Jonah Meyerhoff, Michael Liut, Pranav Rao, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, Alex Mariakakis, Rachel Kornfield and 1 more

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Article in DIS. Designing Interactive Systems (Conference), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Framing Helper Therapy to Support User Engagement: Causal Evidence from a Public Deployment of a Mental Health Support Text Messaging Program.Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on human factors in computing systems. CHI Conference · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ananya BhattacharjeeComputer Science, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Yuchen ZengComputer Science, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
David C MohrPreventive Medicine, Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Sarah Yi XuComputer Science, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jonah MeyerhoffPreventive Medicine, Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Michael LiutMathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Pranav RaoComputer Science, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Syed Ishtiaque AhmedComputer Science, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Alex MariakakisComputer Science, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Rachel KornfieldPreventive Medicine, Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Joseph Jay WilliamsComputer Science, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

Adaptive Messaging to Support Depression Self-ManagementK01MH125172 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI KORNFIELD, RACHEL · 2021 to 2025
$865k
Digital Mental Health Service for Non-Treatment Seeking Young AdultsR34MH124960 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI MEYERHOFF, JONAH, MOHR, DAVID CURTIS · 2021 to 2023
$641k
NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH125172NIMH NIH HHS R34 MH124960
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stories about overcoming personal struggles can effectively illustrate the application of psychological theories in real life, yet they may fail to resonate with individuals' experiences. In this work, we employ large language models (LLMs) to create tailored narratives that acknowledge and address unique challenging thoughts and situations faced by individuals. Our study, involving 346 young adults across two settings, demonstrates that personalized LLM-enhanced stories were perceived to be better than human-written ones in conveying key takeaways, promoting reflection, and reducing belief in negative thoughts. These stories were not only seen as more relatable but also similarly authentic to human-written ones, highlighting the potential of LLMs in helping young adults manage their struggles. The findings of this work provide crucial design considerations for future narrative-based digital mental health interventions, such as the need to maintain relatability without veering into implausibility and refining the wording and tone of AI-enhanced content.

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Digital Mental HealthInterventionLLMNarrativeStory

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PMID40873971
PMCPMC12380106

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