When Writing is No Longer Thinking: Safeguarding Clinical Scholarship in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence: The rise of the Machines

Maria Elizabeth Loades, Deborah Christie, Department of Psychology, University of Bath, University of Bath Mental Health Research Group , s Health Psychology Service, University College London Hospital

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Published online on July 24, 2026

Abstract

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Ahead of Print.
The rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has prompted growing debate about its role in academic writing and the implications for scholarly integrity. This editorial arose from an increasing number of manuscript submissions to the ...