• Saikrishna Mundhe
• Prachi Dehankar
• H. R. Kulkarni
• Vaishnavi Lokhande
• S. H. Karande

This paper explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used in mental healthcare, which is facing increasing global pressure. It looks at AI's potential to improve the identification, treatment, and monitoring of mental health issues while considering ethical, human, and systemic challenges. The discussion covers computational psychiatry, AI-based therapeutic tools like chatbots and Virtual Reality (VR), and the changing roles of clinicians in technology-driven care. Ethical concerns, including bias, privacy, and regulatory limitations, are discussed. The study concludes that AI can strengthen mental healthcare only if it is applied through a human-centered approach that emphasizes empathy, transparency, and accountability, ensuring that technology supports human care instead of replacing it.

The Algorithmic Mind: A Human-Centered Perspective on Artificial Intelligence in Mental Healthcare

"The Algorithmic Mind: A Human-Centered Perspective on Artificial Intelligence in Mental Healthcare ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 1, page no.579-584, January-2026, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRHG06074.pdf

"The Algorithmic Mind: A Human-Centered Perspective on Artificial Intelligence in Mental Healthcare ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 1, page no. pp579-584, January-2026, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRHG06074.pdf