Mental health cases are on the rise more than ever before following the mental health crisis that accompanied the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a Lancet publication from last year, the pandemic triggered 76 million cases of anxiety and 53 million cases of depression worldwide.
Therapy chatbots are filling in the gaps
In a world where mental health resources are limited, therapy chatbots are increasingly addressing the shortfall. The mental health chatbot app Wysa, launched in 2016, has been described as an ’emotionally intelligent’ artificial intelligence (AI) therapy chatbot and currently has three million users.
