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Empathy of General-Purpose GenAI Models in Mental Health Context: A Scoping Review

2026-05-08

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<p>This scoping review mapped the existing literature on the capacity of GP-GenAI chatbots tosimulate empathy within mental health contexts. Following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, asystematic search of Web of Science, PubMed, APA PsycNet, and IEEE Xplore identified 25eligible studies. Findings were synthesized using Barrett-Lennard’s cyclical model ofempathy, focusing on mentalization-like capacity, empathic response ge...

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Literature Corpus work: 0a2c3ad7-cc7f-5f3d-a17c-515d5d739c3d
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/24ct7_v1

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