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First Episode Mania with Delusions of Grandeur and Reference Developed During Intense Use of ChatGPT

2026-08-18

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<h4>Background: </h4> Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots and their underlying technology arguably has potential but are associated with risks for the users. There are few reports of delusions developed during intense use of chatbots in people with preexisting mental illness in the medical literature. Here, we report a case of delusions developed de novo during intense use of ChatGPT in a high-functioning indivi...

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Literature Corpus work: 99f5d4f3-02a8-56b6-b195-26bd24f9ddd3
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202608.1134.v1

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