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Published on in Vol 13 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/93040, first published .
Mass Media Narratives of Psychiatric Adverse Events Associated With Generative AI Chatbots: Rapid Scoping Review

Mass Media Narratives of Psychiatric Adverse Events Associated With Generative AI Chatbots: Rapid Scoping Review

Mass Media Narratives of Psychiatric Adverse Events Associated With Generative AI Chatbots: Rapid Scoping Review

Van-Han-Alex Chung   1 , BSc ;   Pénélope Bernier   2 , MSc ;   Alexandre Hudon   3, 4, 5, 6, 7 , BEng, MD, PhD

1 Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

2 Campus Mauricie, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

3 Department of Psychiatry and Addictology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

4 Department of Psychiatry, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

5 Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

6 Centre de recherche en pédagogie de la santé, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

7 Department of Psychiatry, Institut national de psychiatrie légale Philippe Pinel, Montreal, QC, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Alexandre Hudon, BEng, MD, PhD
  • Department of Psychiatry and Addictology
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Université de Montréal
  • 2900 Bd Édouard-Montpetit
  • Montreal, QC H3T 1J4
  • Canada
  • Phone: 1 (514) 343-6111
  • Email: alexandre.hudon.1@umontreal.ca