Emotional Reliance on Artificial Intelligence: A Scoping Review of AI Companionship and Mental Health Implications

Mara Lastretti, Mirko Manchia, Matteo Fraschini, Andrea Faa, Ferdinando Coghe, Pasquale Paribello, Martina Pinna, Ekta Tiwari, Jasjit S. Suri, Luca Saba, Massimo Rugge, Ulker Isayeva, Andrea Cicoli, Lorenzo Campedelli, Ettore D’Aleo, Gavino Faa

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10.3390/psychiatryint7050194
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2026-09-02
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Psychiatry International
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@article{allodium:10.3390/psychiatryint7050194,
  title = {Emotional Reliance on Artificial Intelligence: A Scoping Review of AI Companionship and Mental Health Implications},
  author = {Mara Lastretti and Mirko Manchia and Matteo Fraschini and Andrea Faa and Ferdinando Coghe and Pasquale Paribello and Martina Pinna and Ekta Tiwari and Jasjit S. Suri and Luca Saba and Massimo Rugge and Ulker Isayeva and Andrea Cicoli and Lorenzo Campedelli and Ettore D’Aleo and Gavino Faa},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Psychiatry International},
  doi = {10.3390/psychiatryint7050194},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint7050194}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Emotional Reliance on Artificial Intelligence: A Scoping Review of AI Companionship and Mental Health Implications
AU  - Mara Lastretti
AU  - Mirko Manchia
AU  - Matteo Fraschini
AU  - Andrea Faa
AU  - Ferdinando Coghe
AU  - Pasquale Paribello
AU  - Martina Pinna
AU  - Ekta Tiwari
AU  - Jasjit S. Suri
AU  - Luca Saba
AU  - Massimo Rugge
AU  - Ulker Isayeva
AU  - Andrea Cicoli
AU  - Lorenzo Campedelli
AU  - Ettore D’Aleo
AU  - Gavino Faa
PY  - 2026
JO  - Psychiatry International
DO  - 10.3390/psychiatryint7050194
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint7050194
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Lastretti, M., Manchia, M., Fraschini, M., Faa, A., Coghe, F., Paribello, P., Pinna, M., Tiwari, E., Suri, J. S., Saba, L., Rugge, M., Isayeva, U., Cicoli, A., Campedelli, L., D’Aleo, E., & Faa, G. (2026). Emotional Reliance on Artificial Intelligence: A Scoping Review of AI Companionship and Mental Health Implications. Psychiatry International. https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint7050194

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