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Peer Support to Prevent Suicide Among Medical Students

Letter to the Editor

Peer Support to Prevent Suicide Among Medical Students

May 14, 2026

The authors describe a peer support panel discussion designed to address suicide prevention, allowing medical students to actively participate in addressing critical mental health challenges they face in their...

Gurvinder Pal Singh, Akhilesh Pathak, Saket Sinha, et al

Adjunct Memantine for Inappropriate Sexual Behavior

Case Report

Adjunct Memantine for Inappropriate Sexual Behavior

May 14, 2026

Two patients with intellectual disability and major neurocognitive disorder exhibited inappropriate sexual behavior that significantly decreased after memantine was added as adjunctive therapy.

Zeba Hasan Hafeez, Ida Jahed

From Physical to Digital: Hoarding Phenomena in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Case Report

From Physical to Digital: Hoarding Phenomena in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

May 14, 2026

This case illustrates how hoarding phenomenology can manifest in digital environments, which offer virtually unlimited storage, anonymity, and low visibility.

Mitali Anil Khatri, Indira Naskar, Saurav Kumar, et al

Featured Cultural Currents Research

NNT, NNH, and LLH for Aripiprazole Once-Monthly in Schizophrenia

Original Research

NNT, NNH, and LLH for Aripiprazole Once-Monthly in Schizophrenia

May 13, 2026

Data demonstrate a favorable benefit-risk profile for aripiprazole once-monthly 400 vs placebo in acute and maintenance treatment of schizophrenia.

Leslie Citrome, Karimah S. Bell Lynum, Zhen Zhang, et al

Efficacy and Safety of a Single Dose of Psilocybin for Chronic Suicidal Ideation

Original Research ▶ Video

Efficacy and Safety of a Single Dose of Psilocybin for Chronic Suicidal Ideation

May 13, 2026

A single psilocybin dose with psychological support was associated with rapid, large, and durable reductions in suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms.

Andrew van der Vaart, Jeffrey LaPratt, Kimberly Swartz, et al

Differentiating Bipolar and Other Psychiatric Disorders

Rounds in the General Hospital

Differentiating Bipolar and Other Psychiatric Disorders

May 12, 2026

Diagnosis of bipolar spectrum disorder is often complicated, as most patients present for care during depressive episodes, which are more frequent than hypomanic or manic episodes.

Mohamed Soliman, Sharmin Ghaznavi, David Mischoulon, et al