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New study reveals high rates of fabricated and inaccurate citations in LLM-generated mental health research

AI in Education Editorialβ€’β€’β€’Updated May 31, 2026β€’1 min readβ€’Read source
New study reveals high rates of fabricated and inaccurate citations in LLM-generated mental health research
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image: New Study Reveals High Rates of Fabricated and Inaccurate Citations in LLM-Generated Mental Health Research view more Credit: JMIR Publications (Toronto, November 17, 2025) A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal JMIR Mental Health by JMIR Publications highlights a critical risk in the growing use of Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4o by researchers: the frequent fabrication and inaccuracy of bibliographic citations.

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