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THE APPLICATION AND ETHICAL IMPLICATION OF GENERATIVE AI IN MENTAL HEALTH: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Aug. 24, 2025 ABSTRACT Background Mental health disorders affect an estimated 1 in 8 individuals globally, yet traditional interventions...


EMOAGENT: ASSESSING AND SAFEGUARDING HUMAN-AI INTERACTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH SAFETY
Aug. 23, 2025 The rise of LLM-driven AI characters raises safety concerns, particularly for vulnerable human users with psychological...


DELUSIONS BY DESIGN? HOW EVERYDAY AIS MIGHT BE FUELLING PSYCHOSIS (AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT)
Aug. 23, 2025 Large language models (LLMs) are poised to become a ubiquitous feature of our lives, mediating communication,...


SCREEN TIME AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS IN KIDS: A VICIOUS CIRCLE?
Aug. 23, 2025 Spending too much time on screens may cause emotional and behavioral problems in children—and those problems can lead to...


FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY CHANGES IN THE BRAIN OF ADOLESCENTS WITH INTERNET ADDICTION: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW OF IMAGING STUDIES
Aug. 23, 2025 Internet usage has seen a stark global rise over the last few decades, particularly among adolescents and young people, who...


ADDICTIVE SCREEN USE TRAJECTORIES AND SUICIDAL BEHAVIORS, SUICIDAL IDEATION, AND MENTAL HEALTH IN US YOUTHS
Aug. 23, 2025 KEY POINTS Question Are addictive screen use trajectories associated with suicidal behaviors, suicidal ideation, and...


LOSS AVERSION AND EVIDENCE ACCUMULATION IN SHORT-VIDEO ADDICTION: A BEHAVIORAL AND NEUROIMAGING INVESTIGATION
Aug. 23. 2025 Excessive use of short-video platforms not only impairs decision-making processes but also predisposes individuals to...


RISKS FROM LANGUAGE MODELS FOR AUTOMATED MENTAL HEALTHCARE: ETHICS AND STRUCTURE FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Aug., 23, 2025 Amidst the growing interest in developing task-autonomous AI for automated mental health care, this paper addresses the...


AI TOOLS IN SOCIETY: IMPACTS ON COGNITIVE OFFLOADING AND THE FUTURE OF CRITICAL THINKING
Aug. 21, 2025 The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has transformed numerous aspects of daily life, yet its impact on...


TOO MUCH SOCIAL MEDIA? UNVEILING THE EFFECTS OF DETERMINANTS IN SOCIAL MEDIA FATIGUE
Aug. 21, 2025 Introduction: With the boom in social media, many people spend a lot of time on these platforms. Among them, some...


PRELIMINARY REPORT ON CHATBOT IATROGENIC DANGERS
Aug. 21, 2025 Key Takeaways Chatbots, designed for engagement, often validate users' thoughts, posing risks to vulnerable individuals,...


Effects of Social Media Use on Youth and Adolescent Mental Health: A Scoping Review of Reviews
Aug. 5, 2025 Nadine Agyapong-Opoku , Felix Agyapong-Opoku , Andrew J Greenshaw Background: The impact of social media on adolescent...


“Working in the content factory”: musicians’ social media use and mental health as seen through the lens of a transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural conceptualisation
Aug. 3, 2025 Research shows that musicians are an at-risk occupational group for mental health difficulties and suicidality. Further,...


Technostress and cognitive fatigue: Reducing digital strain for improved employee well-being: A literature review
Aug. 2, 2025 Technostress and cognitive fatigue are increasingly prevalent issues in modern workplaces where employees depend heavily on...


Technostress and time spent online. A cross-cultural comparison for teachers and students
Aug. 2, 2025 Introduction: Research shows that ICT is beneficial for academics and students, aiding in overcoming distance barriers,...


Twenty-first century alienation and health: a research agenda
Aug. 1, 2025 Alienation has been used as a crucial concept to describe the negative psychosocial impacts that stem from the ways...


Between Depression and Alienation: Burnout as a Translator Category for Critical Theories
Liviu Poenaru, Aug. 1, 2025 The horizon of critical theories and their target audience (i.e., the subjects exposed to social suffering)...


Deep Learning Characterizes Depression and Suicidal Ideation from Eye Movements
July 20, 2025 Identifying physiological and behavioral markers for mental health conditions is a longstanding challenge in psychiatry....


On the Interplay of Epigenetics, ADHD and Digital Media Usage: An Adaptive Dynamical System Modelling Approach
July 20, 2025 This article provides a computational analysis of the behavioural effects of ADHD and its epigenetic factors including the...


Molecular and Neurobiological Imbalance from the Use of Technological Devices During Early Child Development Stages
July 20, 2025 Background/Objectives Digital technologies have become increasingly integrated into the daily lives of children and...
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