| Abstract: |
The issue of mental illness is increasing at an alarming rate in society and medical experts have attributed the increase in mental illness to the abuse of drugs among other factors. This is because many debilitating conditions such as schizophrenia, and psychosis, have led to psychiatric admissions. Artificial intelligence can act as a potential solution to address this issue. The use of AI is increasingly being utilised in various fields of mental health like affective disorders, psychosis, and geriatric psychiatry. In mental health care, some psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers believe that AI has the potential to be highly beneficial when it comes to predicting mental health challenges, creating personalised treatment plans, and ensuring compliance on an individualistic basis. Thus, this study examined the adoption and usage of artificial intelligence among Doctors in Federal Psychiatric Hospital Benin City, Edo State. The study's objectives were to: Ascertain the level of knowledge about artificial intelligence among Doctors in Federal Psychiatric Hospital Benin City, Edo State, and, find out their level of adoption of the artificial intelligence technology. The study adopted an in-depth interview method. The data from interviews conducted on the subject matter revealed that most of the medical Doctors at Federal Psychiatric Hospital Benin City were adequately knowledgeable on artificial intelligence and conversant with its use, but it is not deployed in practice with psychiatric patients. Further response revealed that the management is making plans for the adoption of artificial intelligence. The study concludes that the majority of the Doctors in Federal Psychiatric Hospital Benin City, Edo State are knowledgeable about artificial intelligence and the management team is initiating plans to begin its utilization. The researchers recommended that the management of Federal Psychiatric Hospital Benin City, should fast-track the use of artificial intelligence in the hospital and provide necessary logistics that will enhance the smooth utilization of AI in the treatment of psychiatric patients among other things. |
