Artificial intelligence in clinical and legal practice: Epistemic, ethical, relational, and legal challenges

Leo Sher, M.D. The article, “Human in the loop: Balancing artificial intelligence, clinical judgment, and legal responsibility” was recently published in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry (1). This article examines the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in psychiatry, mental health care, forensic psychiatry, and legal practice, while emphasizing the limitations and responsibilities […]

Blood alcohol concentration and suicide mortality in Finland

Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Blood alcohol concentration in Finnish suicide deaths and associated risk factors, 2016–2024,” was recently published online ahead of print in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (1). Data were collected from suicide deaths in Finland between 2016 and 2024 and verified through official cause-of-death investigations, including forensic autopsy findings, toxicology results, death […]

Early response to light therapy predicts longer-term antidepressant benefit in seasonal affective disorder

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work “Early response to light therapy partially predicts long-term antidepressant effects in patients with seasonal affective disorder” was published 25 years ago in the 2001 issue of the Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience (1). Our study examined whether patients with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) who improve very quickly after starting […]

FDA launches real-time clinical trial initiative

Leo Sher, M.D. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 28, 2026, announced two major steps to advance real-time clinical trials (RTCT). First, it launched two proof-of-concept trials that report endpoints and data signals to the agency in real time. Second, it issued a Request for Information on a proposed pilot RTCT program […]

The role of the h-index in academic medicine

Leo Sher, M.D. A commentary entitled “Beyond the metric: reassessing the role of the h-index in academic medicine” has recently been published in QJM: An International Journal of Medicine (1). The commentary critiques the widespread use of the h-index as a primary metric in academic medicine. The authors state that while valued for its simplicity […]

Suicide risk in older adults: clinical responsibilities and medico-legal considerations

Leo Sher, M.D. My article entitled, “Suicide risk and malpractice considerations in geriatric care” has been published in European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience online ahead of print (1). A summary of my article is provided below: Suicide among older adults is a significant and often underrecognized global public health issue influenced by interacting […]

2026 Interview with Professor Zoltan Rihmer

Leo Sher, M.D.  Today, we publish an interview with an eminent European psychiatrist, Dr. Zoltan Rihmer. Zoltan Rihmer, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc. is Professor of Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. His main clinical and research interest is clinical, biological and psycho-social aspects of mood and anxiety disorders and prediction […]

A timeless commitment: Reflections on the Hippocratic Oath

Leo Sher, M.D. The Hippocratic Oath is one of the most widely recognized and enduring texts of ancient Greek medicine and remains a foundational symbol of medical ethics today. For centuries, it has served as a guiding framework for physicians, requiring new members of the profession to swear that they will uphold a set of […]

Conceptualizing a combat veteran’s suicide death through the stress-diathesis model

Leo Sher, M.D. Our case report, “Another casualty of war: Using the stress-diathesis model to conceptualize a combat veteran suicide death” has been published in Psychiatria Danubina (1). A summary of our work is provided below. Suicide remains a significant public health concern among U.S. military veterans, with rising rates linked to the complex psychological, […]

2026 Interview with Doctor María Dolores Braquehais Conesa

Leo Sher, M.D. Today, we publish an interview with an eminent European psychiatrist, Dr. María Dolores Braquehais Conesa. María Dolores Braquehais Conesa, M.D., Ph.D. is Medical Director of the Integral Care Program for Sick Health Professionals “Galatea Clinic,” Associate Professor at the International University of Catalonia Medical School, and Researcher at the Vall d’Hebron Research […]

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