The Cost-Benefit of Interdisciplinarity in AI for Mental Health

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18581v1
• Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:34:44 GMT
• Title: The Cost-Benefit of Interdisciplinarity in AI for Mental Health
• Abstract summary: We argue that involving experts from technology, healthcare, ethics, and law across key lifecycle phases is essential.<n>We highlight practical recommendations and existing frameworks to help balance the challenges and benefits of interdisciplinarity.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Artificial intelligence has been introduced as a way to improve access to mental health support. However, most AI mental health chatbots rely on a limited range of disciplinary input, and fail to integrate expertise across the chatbot's lifecycle. This paper examines the cost-benefit trade-off of interdisciplinary collaboration in AI mental health chatbots. We argue that involving experts from technology, healthcare, ethics, and law across key lifecycle phases is essential to ensure value-alignment and compliance with the high-risk requirements of the AI Act. We also highlight practical recommendations and existing frameworks to help balance the challenges and benefits of interdisciplinarity in mental health chatbots.

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