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A New Framework Puts Mental-Health Chatbots Through Adversarial Tests
The SIM-VAIL framework uses simulated vulnerable users, clinical review and automated scoring to examine how AI chatbots respond…
Social Media and Psychosis: What the Evidence Can—and Cannot—Tell Us
A review of 14 studies found no consistent link between social media use and worse psychotic symptoms, but…
Why Pro-Ana Communities Can Feel Supportive—and Still Carry Serious Risks
A systematic review of first-person accounts finds that pro-Ana communities may offer belonging and understanding while also reinforcing…
A personalised approach may help people stay on antidepressants in the first weeks of treatment
The PETRUSHKA digital tool combines prediction models with patient preferences about side effects. In a randomised trial, people…
AI-Associated Delusions Raise Questions About Chatbot Safety and Human Care
A Lancet Psychiatry Personal View examines 20 media-reported cases in which unusual beliefs appeared to develop or intensify…