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Can You Trust the Mental Health Advice You’re Reading?
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Psychology Today: The Latest
What Google Is CheckingI asked Emma what Google looks for when deciding whether a piece of mental health content is trustworthy.
A 2025 study in JMIR Mental Health found that nearly one in five citations generated by GPT-4o in mental health research were entirely fabricated, and 45.4% of the remaining citations contained errors (Linardon et al., 2025).
Mind, the mental health charity, described some of the AI-generated responses as "very dangerous advice that could lead people to avoid seeking help," and promptly launched a year-long global inquiry into AI and mental health as a result.
One Habit Worth BuildingI asked Emma what single habit she would teach someone scrolling for mental health advice late at night.
"Ensure any advice was written by someone trained to offer it: a therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, or other mental health expert.