MedPage Today (1/21, Jeffrey) reports a survey study found that “regular use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) was associated with greater levels of depressive symptoms.” Researchers observed that “in sociodemographic-adjusted regression models, daily use of AI was associated with greater levels of depressive symptoms as measured by the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire, as was use multiple times per day, compared with no use.” They also found that greater AI use was “associated with a higher likelihood of reporting at least moderate depressive symptoms, that clinicians would typically refer for evaluation and treatment.” The study was published in JAMA Network Open.
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