Social media arrived promising to bring people together, but in reality it often drove them further apart. Now, The New York ...

Dozens of doctors and therapists said chatbots had led their patients to psychosis, isolation and unhealthy habits.

There has been a strident turn toward the social of late. In our everyday lives, confinement due to the pandemic has made our social appetites all the more acute. We have turned increasingly to social ...

Another study suggests that social media use may contribute to mental health issues, particularly for people with conditions affecting their sense of self and reality. Researchers from Simon Fraser ...

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Terms such as delusions or conspiracy theories express a disapproving attitude. Suppose I am convinced that a celebrity I have never met is in love with me. My belief may be considered delusional. To ...

The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence is fuelling an emerging mental health worry: “AI psychosis.” Microsoft’s head of AI, Mustafa Suleyman, said he is increasingly troubled by reports ...

A new study provides a novel theory for how delusions arise and why they persist. NYU Langone Medical Center researcher Orrin Devinsky, MD, performed an in-depth analysis of patients with certain ...

OpenAI's tech may be driving countless of its users into a dangerous state of "ChatGPT-induced psychosis." Friends and family are watching in alarm as users insist they've been chosen to fulfill ...