Chatbot psychosis: moving beyond recognition to mechanistic understanding and harm reduction
Abstract
The chatbot psychosis phenomenon is no longer just a hypothesis. We call for interdisciplinary frameworks to systematically investigate individual characteristics and artificial intelligence related factors which (on their own or in combination) cause or contribute to this phenomenon, underlying mechanisms and the psychoeducation, ethics, policy and practices needed to reduce harm.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Digital Mental Health Interventions
AI in Service Interactions
Mental Health via Writing
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Volume
- 229
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1–3
- Publication date
- 9 February 2026
- Language
- EN