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Reviews in Digital Mental Health (574) Infodemiology and Infoveillance (2028) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (2514) Mass Media/Social Media Communication and Campaigns (824) Intentional Self-Harm (194) Chatbots and Conversational Agents (1210) Generative Language Models Including ChatGPT (1600)

Published on in Vol 13 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/93040, first published .
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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

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Van-Han-Alex Chung1 Author Orcid Image ;   Pénélope Bernier2 Author Orcid Image ;   Alexandre Hudon3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Author Orcid Image
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  7. Hudon A, Bhat V, Nunez J, Paquin V, Malouin-Lachance A, Lespérance F. The AWARE (AI Use, Why, Attachment, Reality and Risk, and Effect on Functioning) Framework for Assessing Patients’ Use of AI in Mental Health Care. JMIR Medical Education 2026;12:e108766 View
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