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dc.contributor.authorKumari, Veena-
dc.contributor.authorOtermans, Pauldy CJ-
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-02T13:34:45Z-
dc.date.available2026-04-02T13:34:45Z-
dc.date.issued2026-02-09-
dc.identifierORCiD: Veena Kumari https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9635-5505-
dc.identifierORCiD: Pauldy C.J. Otermans https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8495-348X-
dc.identifier.citationKumari, V. and Otermans, P.C.J. (2026) 'Chatbot psychosis: moving beyond recognition to mechanistic understanding and harm reduction', The British Journal of Psychiatry, 229(1), pp. 1–3. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10541.en_GB
dc.identifier.issn0007-1250-
dc.identifier.urihttps://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33098-
dc.descriptionEditorial.en_GB
dc.description.abstractSummary: The chatbot psychosis phenomenon is no longer just a hypothesis. We call for interdisciplinary frameworks to systematically investigate individual characteristics and artificial intelligence related factors which (on their own or in combination) cause or contribute to this phenomenon, underlying mechanisms and the psychoeducation, ethics, policy and practices needed to reduce harm.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.en_US
dc.format.extent1–3-
dc.format.mediumPrint-Electronic-
dc.languageEnglishen_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherCambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatristsen_GB
dc.rightsCopyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists. This article has been published in a revised form in The British Journal of Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2026.10541. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works (see: https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/open-research-policies/green-open-access-policy-for-journals)..-
dc.rights.urihttps://www.cambridge.org/core/services/open-research-policies/green-open-access-policy-for-journals-
dc.subjectpsychotic disorders/schizophreniaen_GB
dc.subjectdelusionsen_GB
dc.subjectartificial intelligenceen_GB
dc.subjectsafeguardingen_GB
dc.subjectpsychoeducationen_GB
dc.titleChatbot psychosis: moving beyond recognition to mechanistic understanding and harm reductionen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.dateAccepted2025-12-21-
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2026.10541-
dc.relation.isPartOfThe British Journal of Psychiatry-
pubs.issue1-
pubs.publication-statusPublished-
pubs.volume229-
dc.identifier.eissn1472-1465-
dcterms.dateAccepted2025-12-21-
dcterms.issued2026-02-09-
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s)-
dc.contributor.orcidKumari, Veena [0000-0002-9635-5505]-
dc.contributor.orcidOtermans, Pauldy CJ [0000-0001-8495-348X]-
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