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Psychology Today
psychologytoday.com > us > blog > abcs-of-child-psychiatry > 202609 > when-no-psychiatric-diagnosis-seems-to-fit

When No Psychiatric Diagnosis Seems to Fit

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (235+ words) Posted September 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Clinicians newly out of training are often frustrated and disheartened by this situation. How come nobody looks like the textbook case I learned about? It can feel like trying to put the proverbial square…...

Smithsonian Magazine
smithsonianmag.com > innovation > could-artificial-intelligence-help-with-early-diagnosis-of-schizophrenia-180989486

Could Artificial Intelligence Help With Early Diagnosis of Schizophrenia?

16+ hour, 10+ min ago   (639+ words) Innovation | September 11, 2026 9:31 a.m. The tool may pick up subtle differences in the speech of people with the mental health condition better than human psychiatrists Astrid Landon, Knowable Magazine “We have the tools to do that with the kind of precision that…...

Knowridge Science Report
knowridge.com > 2026 > 09 > ketamine-may-bring-fast-relief-in-hard-to-treat-bipolar-depression

Ketamine May Bring Fast Relief in Hard-to-Treat Bipolar Depression

5+ hour, 23+ min ago   (312+ words) ...

Medium
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Schizophrenia, OCD, Time and Me.

2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (1452+ words) So, here I am. Starting to write today. In a reasonably conventional way. An unconventional mind. Convection baking away. I am at a point in my life, where I am uncertain. For certain, my life’s curtain draws to a close....

BIOENGINEER.ORG
bioengineer.org > substance-abuse-strikes-one-in-four-bipolar-i-patients-massive-study-finds

Substance Abuse Strikes One in Four Bipolar I Patients, Massive Study Finds

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (790+ words) A sweeping analysis of more than 4,250 adults with major mood disorders has delivered one of the clearest pictures yet of how substance abuse intertwines with bipolar disorder and major depression, and the numbers are stark. Researchers led by Alessandro Miola,…...

MundoNOW
mundonow.com > en > treatment-resistant-bipolar-depression-may-improve-with-ketamine

Ketamine Offers Hope Against Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression, New Study Finds

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (600+ words) A new clinical trial found that multiple low-dose intravenous ketamine infusions significantly reduced depressive symptoms in some patients with bipolar I or bipolar II disorder. The findings, published in JAMA Psychiatry and reported by Medical Xpress and Medscape, are particularly…...

WAER
waer.org > news > 2026-09-10 > upstate-medical-university-opens-new-5-million-dollar-pediatric-behavioral-health-center

Upstate Medical University opens new $5 million pediatric behavioral health center

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (209+ words) waer.org - On Air Now Playing WAER HD2 Jazz 88 Upstate Medical University opens new $5 million pediatric behavioral health center Parents and families who need assistance guiding their children, teens, and young adults through emotional or mental health issues now have a…...

Earth.com
earth.com > science > two-psychiatrists-agree-on-the-same-diagnosis-only-55-of-the-time

Two psychiatrists agree on the same diagnosis only 55% of the time

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1013+ words) Psychiatrists given the same cases agreed on a diagnosis only 55% of the time, revealing striking differences in how symptoms are interpreted. A psychiatric diagnosis can shape treatment, communication among doctors, and expectations about a person’s condition. For that system to…...

Legal Reader
legalreader.com > why-psychiatric-informed-consent-needs-a-stronger-legal-standard-not-just-a-clinical-one

Why Psychiatric Informed Consent Needs a Stronger Legal Standard, Not Just a Clinical One

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (484+ words) Informed consent as a legal standard should assure that patient autonomy never rests on professional opinion alone. For people struggling with mental illness, psychiatric care can often be life-changing. Many treatments can have a profound positive effect on not only…...

Vanderbilt Health News
news.vumc.org > 09/10/2026 > noninvasive-brain-stimulation-may-help-reduce-cognitive-deficits-in-schizophrenia

Noninvasive brain stimulation may help reduce cognitive deficits in schizophrenia

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (505+ words) Cognitive deficits are a leading cause of disability in schizophrenia. Most profoundly impaired is the ability of the brain to rapidly process information. Their findings were published Aug. 5 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. While further study is needed, TMS could…...