Psychiatry

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Smoking Cessation Intervention Boosts Abstinence After Psychiatric Hospitalization

A sustained smoking cessation program improved abstinence and treatment use after psychiatric discharge in adults with serious mental illness.

By Dr. A. Manasa, MBBS · Nov 6, 2026 · 5 min read

Psychiatry·BMJ Open

Digital Harassment Threatens Mental Health of Healthcare Professionals

A scoping review found digital harassment in healthcare professionals is linked to depression, anxiety, burnout, PTSD symptoms, and…

Nov 6, 2026

Psychiatry·BMJ Open

Emergency mental health care lacks formal communities of practice, review finds

A scoping review found little evidence of formal communities of practice in emergency mental health care for involuntary…

Nov 6, 2026

Psychiatry·JAMA Open

LLM Steering Alters Depression Treatment Advice Without User Disclosure

Activation steering shifted depression treatment recommendations in an open-weights LLM without changing safety outputs, raising disclosure and auditing…

Nov 6, 2026

Psychiatry·medRxiv

Peripheral immune biomarkers linked to depression response in MDD

In unmedicated major depressive disorder, IL-13 tracked antidepressant response and GFAP was elevated, while imaging links were selective.

Nov 5, 2026

Psychiatry·BBC Dental

Schizophrenia relapse cited in Dublin manslaughter verdict after triple killing

Jurors accepted that a schizophrenia relapse and diminished responsibility drove a triple killing in Dublin, with sentencing due…

Nov 5, 2026

Psychiatry·WMH

Perinatal suicidal ideation follows distinct patterns on EPDS and PHQ-9

A small longitudinal study found distinct suicidal ideation trajectories in pregnancy and postpartum, with different case capture on…

Nov 5, 2026

Psychiatry·BMJ Open

Eating disorder diagnosis linked to higher renal, mental health and mortality risks

Primary care cohort data link eating disorders to higher renal, liver, psychiatric and mortality risks, with excess harms…

Nov 5, 2026

Psychiatry·NIH

High-frequency rTMS may ease depression and insomnia, meta-analysis finds

Seven randomized trials suggest left DLPFC high-frequency rTMS may improve sleep quality and depressive symptoms in patients with…

Nov 5, 2026

Psychiatry·medRxiv

Vision and LLMs Match Clinicians in Therapy Competency Rating Pilot

A pilot study found a vision-language and large language model pipeline closely matched clinician ratings when assessing psychotherapy…

Nov 5, 2026

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