AI RESEARCH
Cognitive Policy-Driven LLM for Diagnosis and Intervention of Cognitive Distortions in Emotional Support Conversation
arXiv CS.CL
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ArXi:2604.17178v1 Announce Type: new Emotional Conversation (ESC) plays a critical role in mental health assistance by providing accessible psychological in real-world applications. Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown strong empathetic abilities in ESC tasks. Yet, existing methods overlook the issue of cognitive distortions in help-seekers' expressions. As a result, current models can only provide basic emotional comfort, rather than helping help-seekers address their psychological distress at a deeper cognitive level.