Introduction
depression, anxiety
SECONDARY
The need for scalable, empirically supported, and effective mental health care delivery approaches is a major public health priority [Human connection, empathy, and attention to nuances are key for any effective therapy. AI-based tools can complement therapy and support providers through AI augmentation, for example, allowing them to incorporate the insights provided by AI into a client's treatment plan or delegate simple therapy-related tasks to AI automation technologies [The goal of this randomized controlled trial (RCT), which is registered with ClinicalTrials registry (NCT05745103), was to test whether an AI platform designed to support clinical decision-making and administrative tasks in behavioral health care would be feasible and acceptable to patients and therapists. A secondary aim was to test whether using the AI platform could enhance outcomes with respect to depression and anxiety in adults receiving outpatient cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in a community-based clinic compared to patients receiving treatment as usual (TAU). The results of this RCT will indicate whether AI augmentation in behavioral health care leads to optimizing health outcomes for clients.