Weave Psychiatry Weekly is a slow newsletter from Dr. Wilfred D'souza. One short essay on the week, the ten papers worth your time, and the occasional clinical note. Tag along if you want to see psychiatry the way one resident sees it, every Monday.
Four short sections, each crafted to repay the time you spend reading. Nothing pasted from press releases. No outrage cycle. The plain reading our field deserves.
One short essay on the week in psychiatry, with a thread that ties the days together. Not a list of headlines. Not a recap. A controlled read, the kind you might write in a journal at the end of the week.
An opinionated shortlist of the most useful new research, ranked by journal weight and clinical reach, with a one-line note on why each one matters. Direct DOI links, no paywall hand-waving.
An occasional clinical observation, a teaching point, or a question the week left open. Nothing identifying, nothing rushed. The kind of note you might scribble in a margin and want to keep.
A book, an essay, or a chapter that's worth slowing down for. Drawn from across psychiatry, philosophy, and adjacent fields where the discipline still has things to learn.
A glimpse of Issue 1, dated 4 May 2026. Italic lede, drop cap on the first paragraph, ranked papers with journal-name dignity. A fragment is shown below; the full issue is the one that lands in your inbox.
Excerpt only. The full issue contains eight more paragraphs of the essay and all ten ranked papers, delivered to subscribers Monday at 4 PM IST.
One letter, every Monday morning. Free now and free for the foreseeable future. Unsubscribe in one click, no questions asked.
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Every letter is built from a daily research scan that runs across PubMed and the major psychiatry indices, the kind of week-long reading habit most clinicians wish they had time for. The result is curated, edited, and signed before it leaves the desk. Transparency about the process is the only way a reader can trust the result.
Every day, a script pulls fresh papers from PubMed and the psychiatry journals into a daily briefing. By Sunday, seven days of reading is queued up.
A single AI-assisted pass writes a draft from the week's reading. The week-essay finds a thread; the papers are deduplicated and ranked by journal weight and clinical reach.
Wilfred reviews the draft Sunday evening, rewrites where the voice slips, removes anything that does not add up, and signs the issue. Nothing leaves without a human hand on it.
The finished letter goes out Monday morning IST through Buttondown. From Issue 2 onwards, that means 10 AM every Monday. Same time, same place, easy to find at the start of your reading hour.
Anyone who wants someone to do the weekly sifting for them. Most readers fall into one of these.
Psychiatrists who want to keep up with what matters without drowning in PDFs. The ranked papers section is built for the way you actually read.
A weekly habit that builds context faster than dipping into journals one at a time. Read like a consultant, even before you are one.
Therapists who like to know what the biology tribe is finding, and researchers who like to remember what the clinic actually looks like.
Medical students, philosophy of mind people, and thoughtful patients who like a careful read on the field. No medical advice in the letter, only thinking.
Things people ask before they sign up. If yours is not here, write back to any issue and I will answer.
How often does it arrive?
Once a week, Monday morning IST. Issue 1 sends today, 4 May 2026, at 4 PM IST. From Issue 2 onwards, every Monday at 10 AM. No second issues, no surprise sends, no holiday "best of" filler.
Is it free?
Yes. Free now, and free for the foreseeable future. If a paid tier ever exists, the free version stays.
Will you sell my email or share it?
No. Buttondown holds the list and never shares it. I do not see your data unless you write back to me directly.
Can I unsubscribe?
Every issue carries an unsubscribe link in the footer. One click. No questions, no follow-up emails, no hard feelings.
Is this medical advice?
No. It is reading and reflection from a clinician. If you need care, please see a doctor. Weave Letters does not name diagnoses to readers and does not respond to clinical questions over email.
Is the newsletter AI-written?
Co-written. The weekly essay and paper picks are drafted with the help of an AI assistant working from the daily research scan, then edited and signed by Wilfred before sending. The voice and judgement are his.
Why such a narrow focus?
The letter follows what genuinely interests one resident: ADHD, BPD, bipolar, schizophrenia, addiction, developmental psychiatry, computational psychiatry. If that bias overlaps with yours, you will be at home. If not, that is honest information too.
Can I share an issue with a colleague?
Please do. Forwarding is encouraged. The bottom of every issue carries a link to subscribe, so a forwarded copy can become a habit.
Dr. Wilfred D'souza is a psychiatry resident at KMCRI, Hubli, completing residency in 2026 and moving to Mumbai thereafter. His clinical interests sit at the intersection of ADHD, personality disorders, bipolar illness, addiction, and developmental psychiatry. Weave Psychiatry Weekly is a personal project, written on Sunday afternoons and sent on Monday mornings. The publishing arm of the practice he runs with Dr. Niharika H. S.
One letter, every Monday morning. The week of psychiatry, distilled. Free for as long as it makes sense to be free.