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Study Reveals AI Fabricates 20% of Mental Health Citations

11/21/2025

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Deakin University researchers evaluated OpenAI's GPT-4o on three mental health topics: major depressive disorder, binge eating disorder, and body dysmorphic disorder.
They found that nearly one-fifth of the 176 citations generated were fabricated.
The study highlights the need for rigorous human verification of AI-generated references.
It also suggests that academic institutions may establish new standards to preserve research integrity.
Future work could examine additional topics and other AI models.

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Deakin University researchers evaluated OpenAI's GPT-4o on three mental health topics: major depressive disorder, binge eating disorder, and body dysmorphic disorder.
They found that nearly one-fifth of the 176 citations generated were fabricated.
The study highlights the need for rigorous human verification of AI-generated references.
It also suggests that academic institutions may establish new standards to preserve research integrity.
Future work could examine additional topics and other AI models.