George Saunders iso ne of those authors who blew my mind when I first read him. It was his short story book, The 10th of ...

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

Talking to AI bots can lead to unhealthy emotional attachments or even breaks with reality. Some people affected by chatbot interactions or those of a loved one are turning to one other for support.

The prize-winning author’s philosophy of writing sounds like everything we need to know to become better people.

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

(Illustration of a person's silhouette with a brain showing dark ghost-like figures representing hallucinations/delusions. Credit: missSIRI / Shutterstock.) I feel ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...