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Peer Support to Prevent Suicide Among Medical Students
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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...
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Take “Oedipus” Off
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May 12, 2026

The authors examine justification for using the name of Oedipus to identify a psychoanalytic concept concerning children aged 3–6 years describing attraction to the parent of the opposite sex...
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Catatonia, Neurocognitive Disorders, and End-of-Life Care
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April 28, 2026

The authors present a combined cohort of 4 patients with baseline neurocognitive disorders who developed catatonia shortly before death.
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Psychopharmacotherapy Updates
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April 7, 2026

The authors provide an update for busy prescribers on the latest FDA-approved psychotropic medications.
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Metformin for Prevention of Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain: The Optimal Strategy
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April 6, 2026

Dr Huang discusses the potential for B12 deficiency in patients coprescribed antipsychotics and metformin.
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Vitamin B12 Deficiency Risk With Metformin for Weight Management in Second-Generation Antipsychotic Recipients: Reply to Mulsant et al
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March 18, 2026

Daggolu and Chen reply to a letter commenting on their study of metformin use in patients receiving second-generation antipsychotics.
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Rationale for Clozapine Trial
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January 28, 2026

Dr Mattes comments on a recent article examining the use of clozapine versus other antipsychotic options.
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The Position of Clozapine in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: Reply to Mattes
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January 28, 2026

Dr Andrade replies to a letter about his article on factors affecting choice of clozapine versus other antipsychotics.
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Urological Commentary on Ketamine-Associated Uropathy
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January 26, 2026

The author comments on a recent article reviewing ketamine-associated uropathy in therapeutic and nontherapeutic settings.

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Lysing Catatonia to Uncover the Driving Illness
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January 29, 2026

The author comments on a recent PCC article and offers an alternative diagnostic perspective.
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Clarifying the Delirium in Bell’s Mania: Reply to Intrator
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January 29, 2026

The authors respond to a letter to the editor commenting on their article.
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Kratom-Induced Psychosis
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January 8, 2026

The author comments on the complexity of substance-induced presentations, particularly those related to newly available psychoactive substances such as kratom.

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Psychosis in Japanese Encephalitis
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June 2, 2026

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Forty Years at the PTSD Frontier
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June 2, 2026

Barbara O. Rothbaum, PhD, on PTSD treatment: prolonged exposure, MDMA-assisted therapy with PE, VR exposure therapy, and why SSRIs fall short.
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Prescribing GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Persons With Mental Disorders: Evidence-Based and Aspirational Targets
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June 1, 2026

Evidence-based prescription of GLP-1 RAs in persons with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders holds promise to improve their health and wellbeing and possibly reduce excess mortality.
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Concurrent Metformin and Second-Generation Antipsychotics: The Need to Add Vitamin B12
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March 18, 2026

The authors recommend vigilance for potential B12 deficiency when coprescribing metformin and antipsychotics.
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Neural Dysconnectivity and Affective Disorders: Integrating Sleep and Emotional Regulation Perspectives
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March 16, 2026

The authors discuss sleep disturbance in the context of recent research on functional dysconnectivity in the brain’s triple networks.
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Triple Network Dysconnectivity and Sleep Disturbance in Young People With Suicidal Ideation: Reply to Ferruzzi et al
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March 16, 2026

Cheng et al reply to a letter regarding their recent study of triple network functional dysconnectivity in major affective disorders.
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Psychosis and Kratom
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March 10, 2026

The authors discuss the possible association between psychosis and kratom use.
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CTRA, Stress, and Yoga
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February 24, 2026

The authors examine the historical context of stress, the neurobiological mechanisms of conserved transcriptional response to adversity and stress, and how yoga practices counteract its effects.
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Psychotropic-Related Aspiration Hazards
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February 10, 2026

The authors discuss the importance of a choking prevention policy to identify those at heightened risk for choking hazards, particularly psychiatric patients.
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