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'AI psychosis' rare but real, study suggests
Top story 6 in the issue of 24 October 2026, in 17 AI Psychology.
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'AI psychosis' rare but real, study suggests
Reporting a JAMA Psychiatry review of notes on 215,712 patients, researchers found 73 with AI-related content and 28 whose chatbot use seemed to worsen psychosis, often in a first episode.
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Evidence: Peer-reviewed (evidence step 5 of 6)
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The story in three lines
- Key finding
- Of 73 patients with psychosis and AI-related notes, 28 had chatbot use that appeared to worsen symptoms.
- Significance
- Clinical: early evidence that first-episode patients may be most vulnerable to chatbot interactions.
- Takeaway
- Clinicians can ask about chatbot use; the study is retrospective and cannot prove cause.
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