Dec. 2025 Joseph M. Pierre, MD; Ben Gaeta, MD; Govind Raghavan, MD; and Karthik V. Sarma, MD, PhD ABSTRACT Background: Anecdotal reports of psychosis emerging in the context of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot use have been increasingly reported in the media. However, it remains unclear to what extent these cases represent the induction of new-onset psychosis versus the exacerbation of pre-existing psychopathology. We report a case of new-onset psychosis in the setting o

Dec. 2025 Per Carlbring, Gerhard Andersson Background: Reports of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots fueling delusions in vulnerable users have popularized the notion of “AI psychosis”. We argue the risk is not unprecedented. Individuals with psychosis have long incorporated books, films, music, and emerging technologies into their delusional thinking. Methods: We review historical parallels, summarize why large language models (LLMs) may reinforce psychotic thinking via s

Dec. 2025 Alexandre Hudo N ;   Emmanuel Sti P The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into daily life has introduced unprecedented forms of human-machine interaction, prompting psychiatry to reconsider the boundaries between environment, cognition, and technology. This Viewpoint reviews the concept of “AI psychosis,” which is a framework to understand how sustained engagement with conversational AI systems might trigger, amplify, or reshape psychotic experiences in vu

Dec. 2025 Qiyang Zhang ;   Renwen Zhang ;   Yiying Xiong ;   Yuan Sui ;   Chang Tong ;   Fu-Hung Lin Background In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has driven the rapid development of AI mental health chatbots. Most current reviews investigated the effectiveness of rule-based or retrieval-based chatbots. To date, there is no comprehensive review that systematically synthesizes the effect of generative AI (GenAI) chatbot’s impact on mental health. Objective This revi

Dec. 2025 Au YeungKing, J., Dalmasso, J., Foschini, L., Dobson, R. J. B., & Kraljevic, Z. Background: The proliferation of Large Language Models (LLMs) presents significant opportunities in healthcare but also introduces risks, highlighted by emerging reports of ”AI psychosis,” where user-AI interactions may exacerbate or induce psychosis or adverse psychological symptoms. While the sycophantic and agreeable nature of LLMs is often beneficial, it can become a vector for harm

Dec. 2025 Samson Nivins, PhD; Michael A. Mooney, PhD; Joel Nigg, PhD; Torkel Klingberg, PhD BACKGROUND Children spend significant amount of time using digital media (DM), and longer exposure may increase attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-related symptoms, although findings are mixed. We investigated longitudinal association between different types of DM use and ADHD-related symptoms in school-aged children, accounting for genetic predisposition and socioeconomic

Dec. 2025 Elombe Calvert, MBBS ; Maddalena Cipriani, BS ; Bridget Dwyer, BS Victoria Lisowski, BS ; Jane Mikkelson, BA ; Kelly Chen, MS ; Matthew Flathers, BA ; Christine Hau, MS ; Winna Xia, MS ; Juan Castillo, MA ; Alex Dhima, BS ; Sean Ryan, MS ; John Torous, MD, MBI Key Points Question   Is reducing social media use associated with behavior and mental health outcomes among young adults? Findings   In this cohort study of 373 participants, problematic use of social media w

Nov. 2025 Shirin Abdallah Alimour Mohammad Alrabeei The accelerating integration of digital technologies with human experience has precipitated profound cognitive, emotional, and behavioral transformations, giving rise to emergent psychopathologies that remain insufficiently addressed by traditional diagnostic taxonomies. This study introduces a novel reconceptualization of mental health in the digital era, delineating four original diagnostic categories: Cognitive Fragmentat

Nov. 2025 Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH Lauren Hale, Ph D A recent study reported important findings that advance understanding of the potential causal relationship between media use and suicidal ideation and behaviors in US youths. However, we believe that the assertion that total daily screen time is not associated with suicidal thoughts or behaviors is misleading. The categorical way that screen time was coded, with the highest level being “greater than 4 hours” and the

Nov. 2025 Qasim Bin Saeed YoungJin Cha   The rising prevalence of mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder underscores the urgent need for effective tools to enable early detection and intervention. Social media platforms like Reddit offer a rich source of user-generated content that reflects emotional and behavioral patterns, making them valuable for mental health analysis. However, many existing social media–based approaches focus solely on

Nov. 2025 Rachel Montel Hayes Christopher E. Mason John J. Miller The etiology of psychiatric disorders is complex, involving both genetic and environmental factors with emerging evidence suggesting that epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNA regulation, significantly contribute to mental health. The epigenome influences the development of psychiatric disorders and human behavior and may be considered in clinical observa

Nov. 2025 Abstract Background: Social media (SM) platforms have become increasingly prevalent in adolescents' lives, and concerns have arisen regarding their potential contribution to depression. This study examined whether excessive SM use contributes to rising adolescent depression rates and evaluated potential mitigation strategies. Methods and findings: We developed an individual-based microsimulation model of 18.6 million French adolescents born 1990-2012, tracking depre

Sept. 2025 Md Kamrul Hasan In today’s world, social media and constant connectivity are central to daily life. Recent data suggest that...

Sept. 2025 Benjamin Zablotsky, PhD; Amanda E. Ng, PhD, MPH; Lindsey I. Black, MPH; Gelila Haile, MPH; Jonaki Bose, MS; Jessica R. Jones,...

Sept. 2025 Muhammad Umar Artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities have advanced rapidly in creating realistic synthetic images, videos,...

March 2017 Qinghua He , Ofir Turel , Antoine Bechara   This study relies on knowledge regarding the neuroplasticity of dual-system...

Dec. 2023 KEYA DING, YINING SHEN, QIANMING LIU, HUI LI The escalating prevalence of studies investigating digital addiction (DA) and its...

Sept. 2025 ANA TOMIČIĆ MARIJA ADELA GJORGJIOSKA This article examines biases in digital mental health and their impact on technical,...

Sept. 2025 Keith Robert HeadLMSW, Master ' s in Social Work (MSW), West Texas A & M University, USAMaster of Business Administration...

Sept. 2025 Jean Twenge, PhD, award-winning professor of psychology and author of the “lavishly informative” (The New York Times)...