Commentary: AI psychosis is not a new threat: Lessons from media-induced delusions
The phenomenon is not new in principle, but interactivity potentially changes the risk profile. Clinically aware LLMs that detect and gently redirect early psychotic ideation, while encouraging professional help seeking, could reduce harm. Design should be guided by therapeutic principles and evidence about current model failures.
Authors
- Gerhard Andersson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4753-6745)
- Per Carlbring (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2172-8813)
Institutions
- Linköping University (SE)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Luleå University of Technology (SE)
- Korea University (KR)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Universidade Lusófona (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Internet Interventions
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2025.100882
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.98