Integrating AI in Psychological and Mental Health Care

Sandeep Kautish, PhD is Professor and Director at Apex Institute of Technology (AIT-CSE), Chandigarh University, Punjab India and an academician by choice and has more than 20 years of full-time experience in teaching and research. He has been associated with Asia Pacific University Malaysia for over five years at their TNE site at Kathmandu Nepal in the capacity of Director-Academics. He earned his doctorate degree in Computer Science on Intelligent Systems in Social Networks. He has over 100 publications and his research works have been published in highly reputed journals, i.e., IEEE Transaction of Industrial Informatics, IEEE Access, and Multimedia Tools and Applications, etc. Dr. Kautish has edited 24 books with leading publishers, i.e., Elsevier, Springer, Emerald, and IGI Global, and is an editorial member/reviewer of various reputed journals. His research interests include healthcare analytics, business analytics, machine learning, data mining, and information systems.Dr. Shelly Gupta is currently working as an Assistant Professor with the Department of CSE (AI) KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad, India. She has done her Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology and Master of technology in the specialization of Computer Science and Engineering and PhD in Computer Science and Engineering. She has published more than 25 research papers in various national and international journals and conferences. She has 2 granted patents on her name. She has also done 2 book publications one as a monograph and another is a textbook. Her main research interests are in the areas of Data Analytics, Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence. She has been awarded with Best Researcher award during her services in 2022. She has teaching and research experience of more than 10 years. Dr. Sapna Juneja received her master’s and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and engineering from M.D. University, Rohtak, in 2018 and 2010, respectively. She is currently working as a Professor and Associate Dean (R & D) with the Department of CSE (AI) KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad, India. She has more than 19 years of teaching experience. Her topic of research is Software Reliability of Embedded System. She has published six patents. She has published various research articles in the renowned national and international journals. Her research interests include software engineering, computer networks, operating systems, database management systems, and artificial intelligence. She has guided several research thesis of UG and PG students in computer science and engineering. She is a reviewer of several international journals of repute. Valentina Emilia Balas is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Automatics and Applied Software at the Faculty of Engineering, “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, Romania. She holds a PhD cum Laude in Applied Electronics and Telecommunications from the Polytechnic University of Timisoara. Dr. Balas is the author of more than 350 research papers. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the 'International Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms' and the 'International Journal of Computational Systems Engineering', an editorial board member for several other national and international publications, and an expert evaluator for national and international projects and PhD theses. Dana Rad is an associate professor in the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Psychology and Social Sciences at Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Romania. She is Head of Center of Research Development and Innovation in Psychology. She holds a double specialization in Psychology (PhD in Applied Cognitive Psychology) and Systems Engineering (PhD student in Systems Engineering). She was a Visiting Professor at University of Oviedo, Spain and research scientist in more than 20 European Union funded projects. Her research interests include: Applied Cognitive Sciences, Cognitive Systems Engineering, Systems theory, Artificial Intelligence and mathematical modelling in Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Digital Wellbeing and Polygraph testing She is coauthor of 20 books and more than 200 international conferences and journal papers. She is a member of IANLP, IACAT, IAENG, COPSI and APA. Dr. Dana Rad is registered as autonomous psychologist with the right to practice in the specializations: clinical psychology, educational psychology, school and vocational counseling, work and organizational psychology and forensic psychology polygraph examiner.

• 1. Introduction to AI in Psychological and Mental Health Care2. The Evolution of AI in Mental Health: A Historical Perspective3. Using AI for Mental Health Monitoring and Data Collection4. AI-Based Diagnostic Tools for Mental Health Disorders5. Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting Mental Health Outcomes6. Natural Language Processing in Mental Health Interventions7. AI in Personalized Treatment Plans for Mental Health8. The Role of AI in Managing Anxiety and Depression9. AI in Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention10. AI in Substance Abuse and Addiction Treatment11. AI Applications in Child and Adolescent Mental Health12. Virtual psychotherapists and AI-Driven Counselling13. AI and the Treatment of Severe Mental Illnesses14. AI-Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)15. AI and Neuro feedback for Mental Health16. Privacy and Security in AI-Based Mental Health Applications17. Ethical Considerations in AI for Mental Health18. Case Studies of AI Applications in Mental Health19. The Future of AI in Mental Health Research and Practice20. Implementing AI Solutions in Clinical Practice: Challenges and Opportunities