Body-technology interfaces: digital corporeality and emerging psychopathology - Takeaways - MDSpire

Body-technology interfaces: digital corporeality and emerging psychopathology

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  • Valerio Ricci

  • Giovanni Martinotti

  • Stefania Chiappini

  • July 3, 2026

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    Body-technology interfaces significantly influence contemporary embodied experience and raise novel questions for psychopathology research.

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    Eight proposed clinical constructs related to body-technology interactions span four domains, including body image and embodiment disorders.

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    Current evidence for these constructs is primarily theoretical, with limited epidemiological data available.

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    Proposed constructs are viewed as technology-amplified variants of established conditions, requiring empirical validation.

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    Ethical considerations regarding access and normalization of bodily experience necessitate ongoing clinical and policy attention.

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Body-technology interfaces: digital corporeality and emerging psychopathology

  • by Valerio Ricci, Giovanni Martinotti, Stefania Chiappini

  • July 3, 2026

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