{"product_id":"9783032377951","title":"Future-Proofing The Mind (Volume I) AI, Attachment, and Human Experience","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFuture-Proofing The Mind (Volume I)\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAI, Attachment, and Human Experience\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMirza Jahanzeb Beg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Applied Psychology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rapid integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into mental healthcare, often termed computational psychiatry, promises enhanced accessibility, efficiency, and personalized support. However, the prevailing discourse largely remains at a surface level, focusing on functional applications like chatbot therapy or diagnostic automation. This project argues for a critical, deeper interrogation of the profound and often uncomfortable psychological and ethical ramifications that are currently underexplored. The central argument is that without a comprehensive understanding and proactive addressing of these deeper issues such as the psychological and ethical implications of human-AI attachment, the mental health risks of AI misdiagnosis and over-reliance, the emotional effects of interacting with synthetic empathy, and the moral status of sentient-seeming systems in therapeutic contexts, we risk fundamentally undermining the integrity of mental healthcare and human well-being in the long term.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will be distinctive by moving beyond the immediate utility of AI to explore its complex human impact. It will offer a robust, research-backed examination of the subtle yet pervasive ways AI reshapes identity, autonomy, and therapeutic boundaries. The particular benefits offered by its content, scope, and organization include providing a much-needed critical lens on a rapidly evolving field, synthesizing disparate research into a cohesive framework, and highlighting the urgent need for ethical frameworks and policy imperatives that are truly \"future-proof.\" It aims to satisfy the need for a foundational text that stimulates vital dialogue among scientists, policymakers, and practitioners, ensuring that AI's evolution in mental health is guided by human-centric values rather than technological expediency or commercial gain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMirza Jahanzeb Beg, PhD is a psychologist, researcher, and author specialising in clinical psychology, psychotherapy, and the application of artificial intelligence in mental health. He holds a doctorate in Psychology with a focus on clinical psychology and AI in mental health.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032377951\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51691702812812,"sku":"9783032377951","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032377951","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}