That’s when the relationship between user and chatbot can get unhealthy—a possibility everyone should be alert to as AI ...

Anger calls. Resist the urge to act on it. It is the wrong response to insanity. The Trump administration, and those who support it, seem to suffer from a political version of “shared psychotic ...

About 20%-30% of the population express belief in at least one conspiracy theory, according to Thomas Fuchs, MD, PhD, psychiatrist and philosopher, Karl Jaspers Professor of Philosophy and Psychiatry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Everyday tech of modern life can take on sinister dimensions for people with thought disorders. Busà Photography/Moment via Getty ...

A young woman starts to become suspicious of her cellphone. She notices it listing Wi-Fi networks she does not recognize, and the photos on her contact cards seem to mysteriously change at random ...

When it comes to studying and treating people with artificial-intelligence-related delusions, UCSF Dr. Joseph Pierre and his colleagues are at the forefront of medical science. In an upcoming issue, ...

Psychedelic drugs are seeing a surge of interest from mainstream medicine, and initial results suggest that psychedelic-therapy can be a safe and effective treatment for some mental health conditions.

New research analyzing medical records from a psychiatric treatment program suggests that the content of psychotic delusions is increasingly incorporating themes related to the internet and modern ...

An article, "Shoggoths, Sycophancy, Psychosis, Oh My: Rethinking Large Language Model Use and Safety," explores how features like AI sycophancy may amplify delusional beliefs and contribute to user ...

Narcissism is often a term that's thrown around haphazardly for anyone that might exhibit signs of being self-centered. However, a true narcissistic person is way more complex than just being into ...