Advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence in the prediction and prevention of suicide

Zuzanna Wątek; Kamil Sokołowski; Stefan Modzelewski; Napoleon Waszkiewicz

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Advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence in the prediction and prevention of suicide

Zuzanna Wątek

¹

,

Kamil Sokołowski

¹

,

Stefan Modzelewski

²

,

Napoleon Waszkiewicz

²

Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland

Adv Psychiatry Neurol 2026; 35 (1): 52-56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2026.159801

Data publikacji online: 2026/03/04

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Advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence in the prediction and prevention of suicide

Zuzanna Wątek 1 , Kamil Sokołowski 1 , Stefan Modzelewski 2 , Napoleon Waszkiewicz 2

Zuzanna Wątek

¹

,

Kamil Sokołowski

¹

,

Stefan Modzelewski

²

,

Napoleon Waszkiewicz

²