Delusions are fixed and false personal beliefs that are resistant to change in the light of conflicting evidence. Delusions are the extreme case of irrational beliefs. These beliefs are obsessive and ...

Does the internet influence delusional thinking? From the perspective of psychiatry, the answer is without a doubt, yes. The internet, along with other technological developments, has clearly impacted ...

We propose that delusions can arise at different stages in this model. Our approach highlights the importance of the individual's search for meaning and social context in shaping delusions. It also ...

Generative artificial intelligence has quickly permeated much of what we do online, proving helpful for many. But for a small minority of the hundreds of millions of people who use it daily, AI may be ...

About 20%-30% of the population express belief in at least one conspiracy theory, according to Thomas Fuchs, MD, PhD, psychiatrist and philosopher, Karl Jaspers Professor of Philosophy and Psychiatry ...

Social media harms are well-known. Chatbots could be next as new research into "AI psychosis" shows how users are pulled into dangerous, delusional worlds. Rodrigues hadn't known he was in a ...

ChatGPT 5 has been under the radar for a long time now because of the mental health advices the models gives even after the guardrails in place. Now, a recent study by King's College London (KCL) and ...