2 papers
cs.HC2026
"I Felt Very Seen, But Still Very Alone": Longitudinal Trajectories of General-Purpose LLM Use for Socioemotional Support
Meryl Ye, Briana Vecchione, Livia Garofalo +1
People increasingly use general-purpose chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini for mental health and emotional support. We report a multi-stage longitudinal qualitative study…
cs.CY2026
Engagement-Optimized Care: When LLMs become Mental Health Infrastructure
Briana Vecchione, Meryl Ye, Livia Garofalo +1
General-purpose LLMs are increasingly functioning as mental health infrastructure due to gaps in care left by provider shortages, inadequate insurance coverage, social isolation, a…