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Viewpoints and Opinions on Mental Health (51) AI-Powered Therapy Bots and Virtual Companions in Digital Mental Health (33) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (2244) Artificial Intelligence (2318) New Technologies (115)

Published on in Vol 12 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/85799, first published .
Delusional Experiences Emerging From AI Chatbot Interactions or “AI Psychosis”

Delusional Experiences Emerging From AI Chatbot Interactions or “AI Psychosis”

Delusional Experiences Emerging From AI Chatbot Interactions or “AI Psychosis”

Authors of this article:

Alexandre Hudon1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Emmanuel Stip1, 2, 3, 6 Author Orcid Image
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