AI chatbots can worsen delusions and mania in patients with severe mental illness by validating harmful beliefs.

A shipping clerk begins to think he’s been given a secret task of geopolitical significance. A government employee believes that descriptions of a certain actor in the newspaper are actually about her ...

"I couldn't leave my house for months... people were messaging me all over my social media, like, 'Are you safe? Are your ...

Cognitive biases are increasingly recognised as integral to the formation and persistence of delusions in schizophrenia. These systematic distortions in thinking affect how individuals gather, ...

Delusions are basically strong false beliefs that stick around no matter the facts. They are key signs of mental health ...

Humans are becoming increasingly reliant on AI for everyday tasks, finances, and even advice. The rapidly advancing technology, while exciting, is not without its dangers. Some AI users have become so ...

The understanding of hallucinations and delusions has evolved and radically shifted in psychiatry over the past century. From lobotomies to antipsychotics, we now have activist groups such as the ...

Erotomania, also known as De Clérambault’s syndrome, is a rare psychiatric disorder characterized by a delusional belief that another person, often of higher social status or celebrity status, is in ...

Delusions—fixed false beliefs—can be tricky to study. And it's not yet clear how the brain gives rise to these departures from reality. Further, there are many types of delusions. Those with ...