Sycophancy and Extended Engagement with Publicly Accessible Generative AI: Aligning Deployment with Mental Health Needs.

Hopkins AM, Modi ND, Rowland A, Schultz TJ, Gradon KT, Battersby MW, Menz BD

DOI: 10.1007/s11920-026-01723-y
Published: 2026 Nov 4
Container: Current psychiatry reports
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s11920-026-01723-y,
  title = {Sycophancy and Extended Engagement with Publicly Accessible Generative AI: Aligning Deployment with Mental Health Needs.},
  author = {Hopkins AM and Modi ND and Rowland A and Schultz TJ and Gradon KT and Battersby MW and Menz BD},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Current psychiatry reports},
  doi = {10.1007/s11920-026-01723-y},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-026-01723-y}
}

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AM, H., ND, M., A, R., TJ, S., KT, G., MW, B., & BD, M. (2026). Sycophancy and Extended Engagement with Publicly Accessible Generative AI: Aligning Deployment with Mental Health Needs.. Current psychiatry reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-026-01723-y

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