psychiatry
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AI at the Office Makes You a Lonely, Sleepless Alcoholic, New Study Finds
Artificial Intelligence has upended the workplace, bringing with it mass layoffs and the fear that it will destroy humanity as we know it, but a new study reveals the damaging effects don’t end there. A group of researchers set out to uncover the emotional toll AI can have on an individual’s psyche in the workplace,…
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Judge Uses ChatGPT in Medical Rights Case in Colombia
A judge in Colombia used the artificial intelligence software, ChatGPT, in a medical rights case for a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Judge Juan Manuel Padilla oversaw the case in Cartagena and used the OpenAI tool to determine if the boy was exempt from medical costs, including transportation, the Colombian radio station Blu…
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Are You OK?: Expert Panel Now Suggests Adults Get Routine Anxiety Screenings
Depression and anxiety are completely normal part of life, but they become problems when they inhibit our day-to-day functions. Given a surge in mental health issues across America, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is proposing anxiety screenings for all adults.
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How Has Social Media Impacted Our Mental Health?
This week’s question would appear to answer itself: It is the rare person who emerges from an hour’s scrolling feeling healthy, rejuvenated, and better-prepared to take on the vicissitudes of the day. The general consensus among the terminally online would seem to be that the internet is a miserable place just barely made tolerable by…