Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine the advent of therapists opting ...

Psychosis refers to a collection of symptoms that affect the mind, where there has been some loss of contact with reality. During an episode of psychosis, a person’s thoughts and perceptions are ...

Clinicians are starting to see a new kind of crisis walk through the door: people who arrive in severe distress after long, intense conversations with artificial intelligence. The phrase “AI psychosis ...

When most hear the word "psychosis," they think of primary psychotic disorders like schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Yet, research has shown there are many paths to the experience. I came ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition, and psychosis is a more general term that describes a range of experiences. They may both share similar symptoms, such as intrusive ...

Psychosis often begins not with characteristic disturbances of the mind – delusions like paranoia or hallucinations – but with disturbances in the way we move our body. For researchers like Indiana ...

Late at night, a grieving woman opened a chatbot on her phone and began typing to a digital stand‑in for her dead brother. Within weeks, her private ritual had curdled into a terrifying conviction ...

Alcoholic insanity is an outdated term to describe alcohol-induced psychosis. This is a rare condition in which alcohol use disorder, acute alcohol intoxication, and alcohol withdrawal can cause ...