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Does Interacting With Artificial Intelligence Cause Delusions?

JAMA Psychiatry·August 19
PsychiatrySafety signalDelusional DisorderPsychosisCommentary / PerspectiveArtificial IntelligenceMixed

Summary

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What was studied

Whether interaction with AI models may induce delusional or delusional-like beliefs in users, and how clinicians might address this phenomenon.

Study limitations

The abstract provides no empirical data, sample, or methods — the full article content is unavailable, making it impossible to assess evidence quality or specific findings.

Clinical implications

Clinicians should begin asking patients about AI interactions as part of psychiatric assessment, as AI use may be a novel environmental factor contributing to delusional-like thinking.

Caveats

  • No empirical results are present; the key_result field was set to null accordingly. The practice takeaway is inferred from the article's stated purpose, not confirmed findings.
  • Only the abstract was provided — no methods, data, sample size, or findings are available. Summaries are based solely on the abstract's framing.
  • Study design is classified as Commentary/Perspective based on the abstract language ('implores clinicians'); this should be confirmed against the full article.

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Publication Details

Year
2026
Journal
JAMA Psychiatry
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