[halifaxbeard]

How would you propose we address the therapist shortage then?

[nikkwong]

Who ever claimed there was a therapist shortage?

[joquarky]

The process of providing personal therapy doesn't scale well.

And I don't know if you've noticed, but the world is pretty fucked up right now.

[Galacta7]

https://www.statnews.com/2024/01/18/mental-health-therapist-...

[bloqs]

i think most western governments and societies at large

[treyd]

It's a demand side problem. Improve society so that people feel less of a need for theapists.

[NoGravitas]

Oh, so you think we should improve society somewhat, eh? But you yourself live in society. Gotcha!

[abeppu]

I think therapists in training, or people providing crisis intervention support, can train/practice using LLMs acting as patients going through various kinds of issues. But people who need help should probably talk to real people.

[neilwilson]

Remember that a therapist is really a friend you are paying for.

Then make more friends.

[alterom]

>Remember that a therapist is really a friend you are paying for.

That's an awful, and awfully wrong definition that's also harmful.

It's also disrespectful and demeaning to both the professionals and people seeking help. You don't need to get a degree in friendship to be someone's friend. And having friends doesn't replace a therapist.

Please avoid saying things like that.

[ahmeneeroe-v2]

outlaw therapy

[NullCascade]

I don't know why you're being downvoted. Denmark's health system is pretty good except adult mental health. SOTA LLMs are definitely approaching a stage where they could help.

[93po]

something something bootstraps