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Area of Science:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Mental Healthcare
  • Computational Linguistics

Background:

  • Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used in healthcare, but their effectiveness and limitations in therapeutic applications require further investigation.
  • Problem-Solving Therapy (PST) is a recognized intervention for mental health conditions.
  • There is a growing need for accessible mental health services due to a shortage of professionals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of prompt engineering on LLMs' ability to deliver components of PST via text.
  • To assess LLM performance in symptom identification and assessment for personalized goal setting within PST.
  • To explore the potential of AI in augmenting mental healthcare delivery.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized prompt engineering techniques to guide generalist LLMs in simulating parts of a PST session.
  • Employed automatic metrics and evaluations by experienced medical professionals to assess model performance.
  • Focused on quality, consistency, and empathy in the LLM's therapeutic interactions.

Main Results:

  • Prompt engineering significantly improves LLMs' capability to deliver protocolized therapy.
  • LLM performance in simulated PST sessions showed measurable improvements with optimized prompting.
  • Limitations in current LLM performance for delivering nuanced therapeutic interactions were identified.

Conclusions:

  • Prompt engineering is an effective method for enhancing LLM performance in delivering structured psychotherapy components.
  • LLMs show potential as a tool to support mental healthcare, particularly in addressing service accessibility gaps.
  • Further research is needed to refine LLM capabilities for empathetic and high-quality AI-assisted psychotherapy.