David Smith, MD

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California

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David Smith, MD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California. Between 2024 and 2026, Smith published four articles for Psychiatrist.com focusing on psychiatry, patient care, and psychopharmacology. His work includes analyses of psychiatric drug development, seasonal patterns in psychiatric consultations and emergency department demand, and recurrent mental health presentations with an emphasis on borderline personality disorder.

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Innovation in Psychiatric Drug Development: A Quantitative Analysis of FDA-Approved Psychiatric Drugs, 2012–2024
Original Research

Innovation in Psychiatric Drug Development: A Quantitative Analysis of FDA-Approved Psychiatric Drugs, 2012–2024

January 12, 2026

Innovation in psychiatric drug development in the past 13 years was limited, with most new drugs representing incremental advances rather than groundbreaking innovations.
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Seasonality of Australian Medicare-Reimbursed Psychiatric Consultations
Original Research

Seasonality of Australian Medicare-Reimbursed Psychiatric Consultations

May 8, 2025

Conventional (face-to-face) office-based psychiatric consultations show clear seasonal changes, especially among young patients, which may have a practical impact on psychiatric service planning.
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Seasonal Surge in Mental Health ED Visits
Original Research

Seasonal Surge in Mental Health ED Visits

February 6, 2024

There is a potential time-lag effect of worsening psychiatric health in winter months, leading to ED presentations in spring and summer, which may require specific intervention aimed at preventing...
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Recurrent Hospital Visits and BPD
Original Research

Recurrent Hospital Visits and BPD

January 9, 2024

This study examined associations between patients with borderline personality disorder symptoms and their hospital presentations and explored effects of inpatient length of stay on time to hospital re-presentation.
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