Saturday, August 30, 2025

‘Sliding into an abyss’: experts warn over rising use of AI for mental health support; The Guardian, August 30, 2025

 , The Guardian; ‘Sliding into an abyss’: experts warn over rising use of AI for mental health support

"Vulnerable people turning to AI chatbots instead of professional therapists for mental health support could be “sliding into a dangerous abyss”, psychotherapists have warned.

Psychotherapists and psychiatrists said they were increasingly seeing negative impacts of AI chatbots being used for mental health, such as fostering emotional dependence, exacerbating anxiety symptoms, self-diagnosis, or amplifying delusional thought patterns, dark thoughts and suicide ideation."

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