Chatbots may worsen delusions in people by reinforcing false beliefs, psychiatrists warn. Mental health experts document ...

As chatbots powered by artificial intelligence explode in popularity, experts are warning people against turning to the technology for medical or mental health advice instead of relying upon human ...

AI therapy chatbots mental health risks: Getting professional mental health care can be challenging as there aren't enough practitioners, and hunting for the right one can feel like a scary task. That ...

A health care chatbot can be a patient's first point of contact for some sensitive conversations from mental health to billing, a new CU Anschutz study has found. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Artificial-intelligence chatbots don’t judge. Tell them the most private, vulnerable details of your life, and most of them will validate you and possibly even provide advice. For this reason, many ...

A new study found that about 13% of kids and young adults reported using AI for mental health advice. Researchers say those ...

A new report from Stanford Medicine’s Brainstorm Lab and the tech safety-focused nonprofit Common Sense Media found that leading AI chatbots can’t be trusted to provide safe support for teens ...

Teenagers should not use artificial intelligence chatbots for mental health advice or emotional support, warns a report released Nov. 20 by Stanford University’s Brain Science Lab, and Common Sense ...

A national survey found 13.1% of US youths use generative AI for mental health advice, with higher usage among those aged 18 to 21. Most users found AI advice helpful, but Black respondents were less ...

California has drawn a hard line on how artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots represent themselves to consumers, banning the tools from implying they are licensed medical providers such as MDs and ...

An estimated 25 to 50 percent of people now turn to general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude for emotional support and "therapy," even though they were ...