Efficacy and safety of accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a chronic condition with limited treatment options. Standard transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has shown moderate efficacy but requires 6-8 weeks of daily sessions. This review evaluates the efficacy, safety, and feasibility of accelerated TMS (aTMS) protocols for faster treatment response.

Factors associated with lifetime rapid cycling in bipolar disorder: Findings from the Bipolar Disorder Course and Outcome study from India (BiD-CoIN study).

Background: There is a lack of information about factors associated with Bipolar disorder (BD), Rapid Cycling (RC) course in the Indian context.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with BD-RC course using data from the Bipolar Disorder Course and Outcome study from India (BiD-CoIN study).

Methodology: This was a secondary analysis of data obtained from the BiD-CoIN study to evaluate the factors associated with RC in bipolar disorder.

Potential of extracellular vesicle cargo as molecular signals in Schizophrenia: a scoping review.

The diagnosis of schizophrenia (SCZ) primarily relies on clinical history and mental status assessments by trained professionals. There has been a search for biomarkers to facilitate laboratory diagnosis. Since extracellular vesicles (EVs) communicate with brain cells and can easily cross blood-brain barrier, there is increased interest among experts to explore them as potential molecular signals for disease detection.