Characterizing Artificial Intelligence Psychosis in a Large Medical Setting
This cohort study estimates the prevalence of AI psychosis, characterizes affected patients, and defines the role of conversational AI in documented psychotic episodes.
Authors
- Sarah G. Vassall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0393-8155)
- Julia M. Sheffield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4173-9330)
- Margaret C. Achee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6137-0547)
- Katherine Musacchio Schafer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3744-1518)
- Zachary Bergson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2498-1486)
- Allison B. McCoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2292-9147)
- Adam Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6844-145X)
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.2923
- Primary Topic
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00