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Between Helping and Misleading: The Phenomenon of Self-Diagnosis in the Use of the WYSA and Riliv Apps

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The analysis suggests that Riliv may offer stronger safeguards against self-diagnosis because its counseling services directly involve licensed Indonesian psychologists, and Wysa’s empathetic AI -generated responses may be interpreted by some users as validation of pre-existing diagnostic beliefs.

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