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Scholarly Articles for the week of February 2, 2026

Source: PubMed


Welcome to the weekly overview of research and scholarly highlights from members of our department.
Here are the articles that were published this week:
 

  1. Opioid use disorder of any severity is associated with increased suicidality. Craft WH, Humphreys K, Ostacher MJ, Padula CB. J Psychiatr Res. 2026 Jan 31;195:177-180. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2026.01.049.  PMID: 41633261     
  2. Personal Health Goals in Homeless-experienced Veterans: Rates, Patterns, and Associations With Health-related Needs. Ward M, Macia KS, Shaffer P, Hyde J, Smelson D, Blonigen DM. Med Care. 2026 Feb 3. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000002291.  PMID: 41632861     
  3. Feasibility of a Multicomponent Protocol to Promote Dreaming during Surgical Anesthesia. Sikka P, Ngo MC, Hu S, Wilkerson TB, Shull M, Imbordino K, Ishii T, Kawai M, Deverett B, Chow HS, Heifets BD. Anesthesiology. 2026 Feb 3. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005968.  PMID: 41632715  
  4. Behavioral health technician delivered written exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in the military: Design of a hybrid implementation effectiveness trial. McLean CP, Bell MM, Haddock CK, LoSavio ST, Mann J, McCaslin S, Rahman N, Rodden L, Rogers T, Rosen CS, Woodworth C, Cook J. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2026 Jan 13;49:101598. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2026.101598. eCollection 2026 Feb. PMID: 41626067      
  5. Accelerated recovery using magnesium ibogaine: characterizing the subjective experience of its rapid healing from neuropsychiatric disorders. Olash C, Buchanan DM, Brown R, Faerman A, Cherian K, Lin G, Spiegel D, Gross JJ, Williams N. Npj Ment Health Res. 2026 Jan 31;5(1):8. doi: 10.1038/s44184-026-00185-7. PMID: 41620509      
  6. A protocol for a randomized comparative effectiveness trial for treating PTSD symptoms for LGBTQIA+ people. Price M, Sunder G, Cloitre M, Kaysen D, Shumway M, Dilley JW, Lisha NE, Marko B, Hua W, Artime T, Hundertmark E, Huang E, Clifford A, Flentje A. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Jan 29:108246. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2026.108246.  PMID: 41620022     
  7. The Effectiveness of Psychological Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescents: A Critical Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Broersma RA, Zeegers MAJ, Roest J, Lindauer RJL, Harteveld F, van der Helm P, Lock J, Assink M. Int J Eat Disord. 2026 Jan 30. doi: 10.1002/eat.70031.  PMID: 41617643      
  8. Human orbitofrontal neural activity is linked to obsessive-compulsive behavioral dynamics. Nho YH, Qiu L, Seilheimer RL, Campos G, Chang A, Wang Z, Magnotti JF, Beauchamp MS, Barbosa DAN, Horn A, Williams NR, Brown LA, Ganguly TM, Cristancho M, Pesaran B, Oathes DJ, Miller KJ, Scangos KW, Halpern CH. Cell. 2026 Jan 29:S0092-8674(25)01486-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.12.037.  PMID: 41616782     
  9. Utilization and Costs of Mobile Medical Units for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness. Yoon J, Chow A, Weber JJ, Wong EP, Blonigen DM, Tsai JM. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jan 2;9(1):e2555068. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.55068. PMID: 41615691      
  10. From Theory to Therapy: The Evolution and Future of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis in U.S. Mental Health Care. Kopelovich SL, Brown P, Hardy K. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2025 Oct;23(4):429-438. doi: 10.1176/appi.focus.20250019. Epub 2025 Oct 15. PMID: 41613750  
  11. Developmental convergence and divergence in human stem cell models of autism. Gordon A, Yoon SJ, Bicks LK, Martín JM, Pintacuda G, Arteaga S, Wamsley B, Guo Q, Elahi L, Dolmetsch RE, Bernstein JA, O'Hara R, Hallmayer JF, Lage K, Pasca SP, Geschwind DH. Nature. 2026 Jan 29. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-10047-5.  PMID: 41611887     
  12. Electrographic cue-reactivity co-localizes with accumbens deep brain stimulation in a case of opioid use disorder. Qiu L, Nho YH, Seilheimer RL, Kim MJ, Tufanoglu A, Williams NR, Wexler A, Oslin DW, Millet B, Scangos KW, Pesaran B, Evins AE, Richardson RM, Childress AR, Halpern CH. Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 29. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-68758-w.  PMID: 41611687     
  13. Fifty Years of Academic Psychiatry: Growth, Scholarship, and Community. Aggarwal R, Beresin EV, Coverdale J, Balon R, Morreale MK, Louie AK, Guerrero APS, Brenner AM. Acad Psychiatry. 2026 Jan 28. doi: 10.1007/s40596-026-02301-3.  PMID: 41606406      
  14. Cholinergic modulation of dopamine release drives effortful behaviour. Touponse GC, Pomrenze MB, Yassine T, Denomme N, Wang M, Mehta V, Zhang Z, Malenka RC, Eshel N. Nature. 2026 Jan 28. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-10046-6.  PMID: 41606339     
  15. Predictors of momentary emotion differentiation among veterans in residential treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder: An ecological momentary assessment study. Hallenbeck HW, Song J, Thompson RJ, Kuhn E, Woodward SH. J Affect Disord. 2026 Jan 26;401:121256. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121256.  PMID: 41605349     
  16. A new beginning for Academic Medicine, our centenarian journal. Roberts LW. Acad Med. 2026 Jan 1;101(1):1-2. doi: 10.1093/acamed/wvaf025. PMID: 41604673      


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