Psychosis, suicide, and ChatGPT: A researcher’s caution

By Tricia Stortz
September 1st, 2025
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As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into mental health care, clinicians are weighing both its promise and risks. Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are already being used by patients outside clinical supervision, raising questions about safety, particularly for individuals at risk of suicide or psychosis.
Shirley Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor in Yale’s psychology department and director of the Computational Clinical Science Lab, studies suicide prevention using computational methods. Wang recognizes the positive potential of AI while remaining mindful of its limitations:
“I would say my overall stance on [LLMs...

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