About

Eric R. Jarmon is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the Department of Psychiatry at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He holds a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DOM) degree from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, obtained in 2015, and a Master of Social Work (MSW) from Hunter College School of Social Work, earned in 2003. Additionally, he completed his Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Kenyon College in 1996. Dr. Jarmon's professional background combines medical training with social work expertise, contributing to his role in the Department of Psychiatry. His educational background supports his focus on mental health and psychiatric practice, although specific research interests or key contributions are not detailed on the page.

Research topics

• Psychiatry
• Medicine
• Psychology
• Surgery
• Clinical psychology

Selected publications

• Evaluating the Efficacy of ChatGPT-3.5 Versus Human-Delivered Text-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: A Comparative Pilot Study

  American Journal of Psychotherapy · 2025-08-18 · 4 citations

  articleSenior author

  OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence (AI) therapist (ChatGPT-3.5) and a human therapist in delivering text-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale (CTRS) scores and qualitative responses from participants were used to assess ChatGPT-3.5's capabilities within the limitations of this deployment. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was administered to 208 mental health professionals and trainees, 75 of whom completed the study. Participants assessed two text-based CBT transcripts (AI therapist and human therapist) using the CTRS and provided qualitative feedback. Both the AI therapist and the human therapist were presented with identical clinical scenarios to ensure consistency. RESULTS: The human therapist outperformed ChatGPT-3.5 across most CTRS domains (α=0.001). More than half (52%) of the respondents rated the human therapist's agenda setting highest, with a score of 6, compared with 28% who gave this rating to ChatGPT-3.5. In elicited feedback, 29% rated the human therapist as highly effective (score=6), whereas only 9% rated ChatGPT-3.5 similarly (p<0.001). The human therapist also scored higher on guided discovery (24% vs. 12%, p<0.001). ChatGPT-3.5 was rated similarly to the human therapist in understanding the patient's internal reality (36% vs. 19%, p=0.004) but was often seen as less personalized and more rigid. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that although ChatGPT-3.5 may complement human-based therapy, this specific implementation of AI lacked the depth required for stand-alone use. These findings, however, cannot be generalized to all AI-based therapy because the study did not account for the diverse ways therapy can be delivered.

  PublisherDOI

• Functional Dysphagia in a Patient with Severe Weight Loss and Multiple Psychiatric Diagnoses: A Case Report

  Research Square (Research Square) · 2024

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Psychiatry
  • Medicine
  • Surgery
  PublisherOA PDFDOI

• When the worry is worse than the actual illness

  Current psychiatry · 2020

  1st authorCorresponding
  • Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  PublisherOA PDFDOI

• Identifying suicide risk among college students: A systematic review

  Death Studies · 2019-03-05 · 116 citations

  reviewSenior author

  Mental health research highlights the need to focus on suicide risk in college students. However, evidence for associated risk and protective factors in this cohort is mixed. This review synthesizes data from 29 independent studies (N = 11,557 participants). Self-reported depression, cumulative stressful life events, sleep difficulties, a disconnection from others, and a sense of hopelessness demonstrated significant associations with heightened suicide risk. Reasons to live and hope provided significant protective effects. The findings highlight key intervention targets, pointing to the importance of cognitive-behavioral interventions to ameliorate suicidal thoughts but also build dispositional hope and goal-directed thinking.

  PublisherDOI

• Deliberate Foreign Body Ingestion

  Psychiatric Annals · 2018-10-01

  article1st authorCorresponding
  PublisherDOI

Frequent coauthors

• Cathy Daichang

  Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

  4 shared

• Dan Fu

  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  4 shared

• A E Sullivan

  1 shared

• Christina Boyajian

  1 shared

• Wenjing Li

  Tianjin Normal University

  1 shared

• Ulrick Vieux

  Hackensack University Medical Center

  1 shared

• Diana Dorstyn

  University of Adelaide

  1 shared

• Ulrick Vieux

  1 shared