First major study on ‘AI psychosis’ suggests chatbots can encourage delusions among vulnerable people A new scientific review raises concerns about how chatbots powered by artificial intelligence may encourage delusional thinking, especially in vulnerable people. A summary of existing evidence on artificial intelligence-induced psychosis was published last week in the Lancet Psychiatry, highlighting how chatbots […] →Read more
Belief in a Fair Economy Linked to Greater Mental Health Stigma, Study Finds – Mad In America
Dr Brian Elmore witnessed a public health crisis unfold at the border near El Paso. He reflects on why it was like a ‘perverse Groundhog Day’ In late spring 2024, Dr Brian Elmore was working out of a mobile clinic, providing medical treatment to migrants in Ciudad Juárez, just south of the US-Mexico border wall. […] →Read more
Britain’s mental health crisis: Mind and ‘behavioural’ disorders account for nine in 10 claiming sick benefits since lockdown with no need to look for work
Serious failures and inaction by NHS trusts contributed to the death of a woman who was stabbed to death by her mentally ill son, a jury ruled. Nicholas Aina, 31, killed his 64-ye … →Read more
‘How Low Can You Go?’ The Shifting Guidelines for Blood Pressure Control – The New York Times