John Torous, MD MBI

Psychiatrist, Director BIDMC Associate Professor @HarvardMed, Editor JMIR MentalHealth, Alum @Berkeley_EECS

[JAMA Psychiatry @JAMAPsych]

John Torous, MD, spoke with Christian S. Hendershot, PhD, and Klara R. Klein, MD, PhD, about the crossover between metabolic health and alcohol use disorder and why #GLP-1s are sparking a new wave of optimism in behavioral health.

🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/oUS0YiXh4w

[Martin Paulus @mpwpaulus]

In a new viewpoint piece,
https://t.co/D09cYL5Pdk deployment of LLMs in psychiatry requires strict oversight to @JohnTorousMD and I argue that mental health practitioners need specific training to prevent fluent but fabricated clinical narratives.

[John Torous, MD MBI @JohnTorousMD]

How AI Chatbots Can Amplify Hypomania | Psychology Today https://t.co/A3C7bXket9

[Psychiatric News @PsychiatricNews]

We need to ground the discussion of AI in mental health not in our fears or hopes but rather in real-world data tracking its actual use, efficacy, and safety. 🔗👇

[Psychiatric News @PsychiatricNews]

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/hsrWhUh9oC

[Charlotte Blease, PhD @crblease]

🗞️Glad to see our global mental health survey getting some coverage. We found 55% of surveyed mental health clinicians across 30 countries were using GenAI.
Thanks to Danielle Barron in the Sunday Independent @TheSundayIndo
📑Read the original research paper here too https://t.co/MAsciUM5ru
📰And in the newspaper coverage here and below https://t.co/glvwLJ1WHt

[Dan Mirea @DanMirea4]

Had a lot of fun speaking with @JohnTorousMD on the @JAMAPsych podcast about our recent paper on social media likes and depression!

🎧 Listen on the podcast website here: https://t.co/JFGRNITrOo

🟢 Spotify: https://t.co/k7LnsAv1ut

🍎 Apple podcasts: https://t.co/6XNi3UEMU3

[JAMA Psychiatry @JAMAPsych]

John Torous, MD, MBI, spoke with Balázs Szigeti, PhD, about a meta-analysis comparing #psychedelic-assisted therapy and traditional #antidepressants under equal unblinding conditions.

🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/CjldKyffUN

[John Torous, MD MBI @JohnTorousMD]

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[JAMA Psychiatry @JAMAPsych]

Dan-Mircea Mirea, PhD, and John Torous, MD, discuss how receiving more “likes” on social media posts led to greater increases in posting among users with #depression compared to those without depression.

🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/b79BLNQX2U

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

💬 Viewpoint: Evaluating mental health #AI safety requires measuring both acute and cumulative harms, not just comparing specialized vs general-purpose models, and demands transparent, outcome-based standards.

https://t.co/lI7cIeRBt2

[Charlotte Blease, PhD @crblease]

Our new paper calls for multidisciplinary research priorities for artificial intelligence in mental health - The Lancet Psychiatry led vy Jake Linardon with @JosephFirthUoM @JohnTorousMD + team https://t.co/8tdMMnQHpI

[Charlotte Blease, PhD @crblease]

Worried about patients turning to AI instead of humans? We surveyed nearly 800 therapists and clinical psychologists across 30 countries worldwide. Half told us they used consumer chatbots mostly for clinical recommendations (not documentation). 85% used ChatGPT.
https://t.co/bNe7MsoDNm
Paper here: https://t.co/MAsciULxBW

[JMIR Publications @jmirpub]

Missed the live webinar? Catch the replay.

A big thank you to @JohnTorousMD and NAMI Board President Jeff Fladen for an engaging discussion on AI, digital psychiatry, and keeping human connection at the center of mental health care.

Watch the recording now: https://t.co/Lbu72SGmAH

#DigitalPsychiatry #MentalHealth #AIinMentalHealth #DigitalHealth #MentalHealthAccess #MentalHealthCare

[Charlotte Blease, PhD @crblease]

Fantastic to be back in my old stomping ground of Longwood Area, Boston and to give a talk at Digital Psychiatry @BIDMChealth @harvardmed. Huge thanks to @JohnTorousMD for hosting the day, and for the stimulating discussion afterwards. Will not wait as long to return :) Also thanks to John for gifting #DrBot to his visitors!

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

💬 Viewpoint: Independent, transparent evaluation and regulatory benchmarks for both acute and cumulative harms are urgently needed for all mental health #AI chatbots. https://t.co/y9PgY8XnqM

[Charlotte Blease, PhD @crblease]

Come join me tomorrow at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Longwood, Boston for a talk on AI in Healthcare, sponsored by @JohnTorousMD and Digital Psychiatry @harvardmed. All welcome - details below

[Mashable @mashable]

Trying to order mugs from an AI store was a comedy of errors. What does that say about AI's ability to complete more important tasks? https://t.co/sEeD1OG2el

[Charlotte Blease, PhD @crblease]

Two @harvardmed events in Boston in June/July - join me! This one @bidmcnews with @JohnTorousMD

[Psychiatric News @PsychiatricNews]

Banning smartphones from classrooms can lead to modest improvements in students’ conduct but doesn’t seem to improve emotional or attention problems. https://t.co/E7JcL2mOgt