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Research finds digital resilience training associated with reduced stress among health care workers Source: Debora Goetz GoldbergCopyright: The AuthorsURL: https://mhealth.jmir.org/2026/1/e85388License: Licensed by the authors SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – July 13, 2026 – StressPal, a provider of evidence-based digital resilience interventions for health care professionals, announced today the publication of a study evaluating its StressPal Frontline: Essential Resilience Self-Care and Burnout Prevention program in JMIR Formative Research, an open access, peer-reviewed journal focused on emerging digital health innovations. The study, “Resilience and Stress Among Health Care Workers Participating in the StressPal Frontline Program: Quasi-Experimental Pretest-Posttest Study,” examined the impact of the digital resilience intervention on healthRead More →

A visual abstract summarizing the key findings of the research titled "The Effects of Open-World and Fun, Accessible Games on Perceived Loneliness and Stoicism in Adults: Cross-Sectional Survey Study," published in JMIR Serious Games in 2026. The study found that mainstream video games can mitigate the feeling of loneliness in young adults by promoting a stoic mindset.
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Source: JMIR Publications New research suggests that video games may help adults feel less lonely by encouraging resilience and emotional coping skills. (Toronto, June 18, 2026) A new study published in JMIR Serious Games suggests that some video games may do more than entertain—they may also help adults cope with loneliness and build emotional resilience. The study, titled “The Effects of Open-World and Fun, Accessible Games on Perceived Loneliness and Stoicism in Adults: Cross-Sectional Survey Study,” found that adults who played open-world adventure games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and accessible “feel-good” games such as Yoshi’s Crafted World reported lowerRead More →

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Source: Freepik. Copyright: Freepik License: CCBY A new viewpoint article published in JMIR Mental Health argues that AI systems should evaluate the reliability of human training and feedback data to improve safety in mental health applications. (Toronto, May 27, 2026) A new viewpoint article published in JMIR MentalHealth warns that artificial intelligence (AI) systems used in mental health settings may inherit and reinforce unreliable human input unless new safeguards are adopted. The paper, titled “When AI Colludes: ClinicalReliability of Training and Preference Data as a Trustworthy-AI Criterion,” calls for the “clinical reliability” of training data to become a core standard for trustworthy AI. The articleRead More →

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(Toronto, November 17, 2025) A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal JMIR Mental Health by JMIR Publications highlights a critical risk in the growing use of Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4o by researchers: the frequent fabrication and inaccuracy of bibliographic citations. The findings underscore an urgent need for rigorous human verification and institutional safeguards to protect research integrity, particularly in specialized and less publicly known fields within mental health. Nearly 1 in 5 Citations Fabricated by GPT-4o in Literature Reviews The article, titled “Influence of Topic Familiarity and Prompt Specificity on Citation Fabrication in Mental Health Research Using Large Language Models: Experimental Study,”Read More →

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JMIR Publications published “Adolescents’ Well-being While Using a Mobile Artificial Intelligence–Powered Acceptance Commitment Therapy Tool: Evidence From a Longitudinal Study” in their journal JMIR AI, which showed the potential for using mobile-based conversational agents to deliver engaging and effective Acceptance Commitment Therapy interventions for adolescents. Smartphone-based conversational agents can provide psychologically driven interventions and support, which can increase psychological well-being over time. The objective of the study was to test the potential of an automated conversational agent named Kai.ai to deliver a self-help program based on Acceptance Commitment Therapy tools for adolescents, aimed to increase their well-being. A total of 10,387 adolescents aged 14-18 yearsRead More →

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Yuri Quintana, PhD, believes in the power of technology. While there’s little debate that social media has the potential to cause great harm, Quintana – who is chief of the Division of Clinical Informatics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – notes there’s a growing body of evidence that social media can also be beneficial. “Social media can be anonymous and non-judgmental for sharing experiences and getting peer support from others dealing with similar conditions,” said Quintana, who is also an assistant professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. “But, there are also potential dangers that can lead some to self-harm and we need to understandRead More →