Analyze and evaluate patient data or test findings to diagnose nature or extent of mental disorder.

“Analyze and evaluate patient data or test findings to diagnose nature or extent of mental disorder.” is a core task performed by Psychiatrists. Among the occupation's 12 rated tasks, workers place it 8th by importance (#5 most important). About 96% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Analyze health or medical data. in Analyzing Data or Information

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.005% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 48% of that use is work-related
• Average autonomy of the AI: 3.2 (1–5; higher = more autonomous)
• 70% of interactions still needed a human in the loop

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Prescribe, direct, or administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders. · importance 4.8
• Gather and maintain patient information and records, including social or medical history obtained from patients, relatives, or other professionals. · importance 4.5
• Design individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments. · importance 4.5
• Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress. · importance 4.5
• Examine or conduct laboratory or diagnostic tests on patients to provide information on general physical condition or mental disorder. · importance 4.4
• Counsel outpatients or other patients during office visits. · importance 4.3
• Advise or inform guardians, relatives, or significant others of patients' conditions or treatment. · importance 4.0
• Teach, take continuing education classes, attend conferences or seminars, or conduct research and publish findings to increase understanding of mental, emotional, or behavioral states or disorders. · importance 3.8
• Review and evaluate treatment procedures and outcomes of other psychiatrists or medical professionals. · importance 3.7
• Prepare and submit case reports or summaries to government or mental health agencies. · importance 3.1
• Serve on committees to promote or maintain community mental health services or delivery systems. · importance 3.0

See all tasks on the Psychiatrists page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Analyze and evaluate patient data or test findings to diagnose nature or extent of mental disorder.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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