AI PSYCHOSIS.

AI PSYCHOSIS (or chatbot psychosis, chatgpt psychosis) - although not yet formally recognised as a diagnosis in the DSM-V and ICD-11 - is a growing concern at the moment. There are well documented cases of catastrophic consequences due to AI psychosis; and clinicians and ED departments are seeing more and more patients who are presenting with overt psychosis, delusions, ideas of reference, breaks in reality and even paranoia due to an extreme addiction to immersive AI. In this episode I describe the symptoms of AI psychosis; I talk briefly about the AI INTERACTION & REALITY (AIRT) SCREENING TOOL; I give some "red flags" to look out for; I mention symptoms which require immediate medical attention and intervention; and finally, I give some suggestions for prevention, intervention and treatment of AI psychosis.
CREDIT & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO:
Dr. October Boyles and icanotes.com
Psychcentral.com
Psychologytoday.com
Verywellhealth.com
Stanford University Psych Dept.
Harvard University Psych Dept. and others.