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As more people turn to artificial intelligence (AI) agents for answers to everyday questions, mental health professionals warn that “helpful” advice from chatbots on issues such as stress, anxiety and depression can do more harm than good. Interactions with AI-powered chatbots, particularly by vulnerable young people, have been linked in the USA, Canada and Europe to several cases of teen suicide, mass shootings, murder-suicides and psychological trauma and breakdown result

While women are more likely to be diagnosed with mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety, psychiatrists warn that men are far less likely to seek help, often delaying support until symptoms have already escalated into crisis. On average, one in eight men will have depression and one in five men will experience anxiety at some stage of their lives[i]. However, men’s mental health struggles often go unrecognised, untreated or are masked through anger, with

National Pregnancy Week: 3–7 February 2026 Pregnancy is often expected to be a joyful time, yet for many women it is filled with fear, sadness, anxiety or emotional distress. During National Pregnancy Week (3-7 February) , the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) is urging pregnant women to take depression and anxiety seriously and not to stop psychiatric medication without medical advice. In South Africa, between 16% and 50% of women experience depression o