{"id":9321,"date":"2025-06-02T12:07:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=9321"},"modified":"2025-06-02T12:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:07:05","slug":"gen-z-turns-to-chatgpt-for-cheap-therapy-but-experts-warn-of-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=9321","title":{"rendered":"Gen Z turns to ChatGPT for cheap therapy but experts warn of risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Young people from Generation Z are increasingly turning to ChatGPT and other AI chatbots as affordable, on-demand alternatives to traditional talk therapy.<\/p>\n<p>Users praise the AI\u2019s availability, non-judgmental responses, and lower cost compared to licensed therapists, with some claiming the chatbot has helped them more than years of conventional treatment.<\/p>\n<p>However, licensed mental health professionals caution against relying solely on AI for therapy.<\/p>\n<p>While AI can support therapeutic tools and provide consistent empathy without fatigue, it lacks the intuition, clinical expertise, and personalized care that human therapists offer.<\/p>\n<p>Experts warn that overdependence on chatbots may hinder users\u2019 ability to cope independently and could lead to inaccurate diagnoses or harmful advice.<\/p>\n<p>Recent incidents involving AI chatbots providing dangerous recommendations have raised concerns about safety, especially for vulnerable and underage users.<\/p>\n<p>Mental health organizations, including the American Psychological Association, urge caution and stress that AI should complement, not replace, professional care.<\/p>\n<p>They highlight the need for responsible development of AI tools guided by licensed experts to fill gaps for those unable to afford traditional therapy.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young people from Generation Z are increasingly turning to ChatGPT and other AI chatbots as affordable, on-demand alternatives to traditional talk therapy. Users praise the AI\u2019s availability, non-judgmental responses, and lower cost compared to licensed therapists, with some claiming the chatbot has helped them more than years of conventional treatment. However, licensed mental health professionals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9321\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}