TITLE:
Transforming Mental Health Care: An Integrative Review on Integrating Psychotherapy, Artificial Intelligence, and Kinesiology
AUTHORS:
Hsueh-Wen Wang, Christopher Fong, Daphne Cormier Picq, Shilpi Tripathi
KEYWORDS:
Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Artificial Intelligence, Kinesiology, Emotion Regulation, Integrative Review
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Medical Psychology,
Vol.14 No.4,
September
10,
2025
ABSTRACT: This integrative review explores the emerging interdisciplinary approach of combining psychotherapy, artificial intelligence (AI), and kinesiology in the field of mental health care. The convergence of these domains presents transformative opportunities to improve diagnostic accuracy, enhance therapeutic precision, and personalize mental health interventions. AI contributes advanced data processing and real-time emotional analysis capabilities; kinesiology provides insight into the physiological manifestations of psychological states; and psychotherapy offers a human-centered framework for addressing emotional and cognitive well-being. Together, these elements support a more holistic and responsive model of care. Through an extensive literature review of peer-reviewed articles, theoretical papers, and clinical studies from 2010 to 2024, this paper synthesizes key findings and identifies practical, ethical, and methodological implications of this integration. Key themes emerging from the literature include the enhancement of emotion recognition, the role of biofeedback in somatic regulation, the predictive power of AI in therapy, and the potential of integrated models to bridge gaps in telehealth delivery. The review also highlights critical challenges such as data privacy, informed consent, algorithmic bias, equitable access to emerging technologies, and clinician readiness. It argues that addressing these challenges requires robust ethical governance, interdisciplinary collaboration, and inclusive innovation to ensure that the integration enhances rather than detracts from therapeutic relationships. Overall, the paper emphasizes the need for further empirical research, standardized clinical protocols, and inclusive implementation strategies. It concludes that the integration of AI, kinesiology, and psychotherapy holds significant promise for redefining the future of mental health care by making it more intelligent, embodied, and patient-centered.