Embodied simulated-patient training application for ACT-oriented psychotherapy practice with spoken dialogue¶
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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 1 study (1 design),q2· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A Unity application developed by Pascal Riachi et al. that provides spoken, embodied virtual-patient simulations and automated ACT-consistency evaluation for psychotherapist training and research.
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Claims¶
- GPT-4o mini achieved the lowest ACT balance MAE (6.12) in replicating human supervisor ratings across 49 full transcripts [+W]
- Expert evaluation found the virtual patient realistic and immediate ACT feedback increased therapists' awareness of intervention choices [+W]
- GPT-4o mini showed progressive turn-level convergence with accumulating context while larger models showed increasing or stable error [+W]
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Key Sources¶
- Pascal Riachi, Sofie Kamber, Stella Brogna, Andrew Gloster, Rafael Wampfler. (2026). Toward Accessible Psychotherapy Training Using AI-Driven Interactive Patient Avatars. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.17786
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Embodied simulated-patient training application for ACT-oriented psychotherapy practice with spoken dialogue |
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A Unity application developed by Pascal Riachi et al. |
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