Ritu Chatterjee

The good news is that more people, 44%, said that the holidays have a positive impact on their mental health in 2025.

compared to 38 percent last year.

Among the reasons for anticipating holiday-related stress, nearly half cited grief or missing someone, as well as worries about affording holiday gifts.

And three-quarters of respondents said the economy is their main source of anxiety, with nearly half saying they are very anxious about it.

Ritu Chatterjee, NPR News.

A recent U.S.

survey found that nearly 50% of people with a mental health condition who use AI chatbots use them for psychological support.

But the new advisory notes that most AI chatbots were not designed to treat psychological disorders, and so consumers should not use them to replace mental health care from a trained provider.

AI apps and chatbots can create a false sense of therapeutic relationship, with some chatbots falsely claiming that they are licensed therapists.

The report also points out that several AI chatbots have engaged vulnerable youth in harmful interactions, encouraging them to self-harm and even attempt suicide.

Read the strategy, NPR News.

A recent U.S.

survey found that nearly 50% of people with a mental health condition who use AI chatbots use them for psychological support.

But the new advisory notes that most AI chatbots were not designed to treat psychological disorders.

And so consumers should not use them to replace mental health care from a trained provider.

AI apps and chatbots can create a false sense of therapeutic relationship, with some chatbots falsely claiming that they are licensed therapists.

The report also points out that several AI chatbots have engaged vulnerable youth in harmful interactions, encouraging them to self-harm and even attempt suicide.

Ritu Chatterjee, NPR News.

A recent U.S.

survey found that nearly 50% of people with a mental health condition who use AI chatbots use them for psychological support.