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Prevalence, Correlates, and Adverse Effects of Health-Related Large Language Model Use: A Dual-Cohort Study

2026-06-02

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<p>Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used for health and mental health purposes, yet evidence on associated risks remains scarce. Using a dual-cohort design comprising a general population cohort (N = 28,910) and a clinical cohort of mental health help-seekers (N = 2,313), with adverse effects benchmarked against an outpatient face-to-face psychotherapy cohort (N = 1,775), we investigated the prevalenc...

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Literature Corpus work: b11e5d45-791f-56cb-a041-985d89831730
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/6e9qk_v1

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