The woman was admitted to the psychiatric hospital with agitated speech and uncontrolled thoughts. She improved on the ...

It’s a step forward for a police bureau with a troubled history of using excessive force against people with mental illness.

People and their AI companions are entering into shared delusions, doctors say, and chatbots can be “complicit.” ...

Delusions are fixed, usually false beliefs that are strongly held. (Representational) Beliefs are convictions of reality that we accept as true. They provide us with the basic mental scaffolding to ...

Some engaged with AI develop psychosis from their interactions, possibly due to AI-generated doubts concerning bedrock beliefs that ground thoughts in reality.

When it comes to studying and treating people with artificial intelligence-related delusions, UCSF Dr. Joseph Pierre and his ...

Terms such as delusions or conspiracy theories express a disapproving attitude. Suppose I am convinced that a celebrity I have never met is in love with me. My belief may be considered delusional. To ...

Delusional disorder is a serious mental illness where you can’t tell the difference between what’s real and what’s not. Delusions, or false beliefs, come in several types. Delusions of grandeur are ...

A lawsuit filed in the United States is raising new legal and ethical questions about how artificial intelligence systems respond to users experiencing ...

Herbert Mullin was an infamous serial killer in California in the 1970s. No one suspected him of being a serial killer at ...

One man showed up at a federal building, asking for release from the reality show he was sure was being made of his life. Another was convinced his every move was secretly being filmed for a TV ...

A delusion of grandeur is a false or unusual belief about one’s power, wealth, talents, and other traits. A person may believe, for instance, that they are famous, can end world wars, or that they are ...