India, Oct. 15 -- Nolan R. Williams, a professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stanford University, passed away on October 8, his wife Kristin Raj confirmed in a statement on Sunday, October 12. He is known for his role in developing the SAINT therapy used in depression treatment.

Though the statement did not mention Williams' cause of death, friends and associates confirmed that he took his own life. According to a Substack eulogy for Nolan Williams, written by fellow psychiatrist and "friend" Owen Scott Muir, the coroner has confirmed his cause of death as suicide. Muir noted that Williams' lab was notified that it was a suicide on the morning of October 10, Friday. Williams is survived by his wife, their two children, his mo...