AI chatbots and the loneliness crisis

Authors

Susan Cheng Shelmerdine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6642-9967)
Matthew M. Nour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0858-6184)

Institutions

St George's, University of London (GB)
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
University of Oxford (GB)
NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
City St George's, University of London (GB)
University College London (GB)

Publication Details

Journal: BMJ
Published: 2025-12-11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r2509
Citations: 1
Primary Topic: AI in Service Interactions
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 2.48

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AI chatbots and the loneliness crisis

Susan Cheng Shelmerdine, Matthew M. Nour

Dec 11, 2025

1 citations

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AI in Service Interactions

2.48

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AI chatbots and the loneliness crisis

Susan Cheng Shelmerdine, Matthew M. Nour

December 11, 2025article en

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BMJVol. 391

St George's, University of London (GB), Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB), Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (GB), University of Oxford (GB), NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (GB), City St George's, University of London (GB), University College London (GB)

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AI in Service Interactions

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