Theresa Nguyen — accepted AI-conference papers

2024

Using Adaptive Bandit Experiments to Increase and Investigate Engagement in Mental Health

Harsh Kumar, Tong Li, Jiakai Shi, Ilya Musabirov, Rachel Kornfield, Jonah Meyerhoff +8

AAAI 2024technical

Digital mental health (DMH) interventions, such as text-message-based lessons and activities, offer immense potential for accessible mental health support. While these interventions can be effective, real-world experimental testing can further enhance their design and impact. Adaptive experimentatio…

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2023

Cognitive Reframing of Negative Thoughts through Human-Language Model Interaction

Ashish Sharma, Kevin Rushton, Inna Lin, David Wadden, Khendra Lucas, Adam Miner +2

ACL 2023long

A proven therapeutic technique to overcome negative thoughts is to replace them with a more hopeful “reframed thought.” Although therapy can help people practice and learn this Cognitive Reframing of Negative Thoughts, clinician shortages and mental health stigma commonly limit people’s access to th…

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