Although DSM-5-TR cautions against diagnosing catatonia and delirium at the same time, real-world patients do not always fit neatly into one category. A prospective quality-improvement study of more than 700 medical inpatients found substantial overlap between the two syndromes, with implications for screening and treatment.

Soft drinks are implicated in obesity and diabetes. But could they also influence depression—and if so, through what mechanism? A German cohort study of 932 adults points to an unexpected variable in the relationship between dietary habits and mood.

AI scribes automatically generate structured clinical notes from recorded patient interviews, saving psychiatrists significant documentation time and reducing after-hours charting.

Many genetic neurodevelopmental disorders are diagnosed in childhood—but some patients reach adulthood undiagnosed, particularly if earlier evaluations were limited or never pursued.