Leo Sher, M.D. Grief is a natural, multifaceted response to the loss of a significant person, relationship, role, or aspect of life. Although most commonly associated with bereavement following death, grief may also arise after divorce, chronic illness, disability, or other major life transitions. Grief reactions are highly individualized and encompass emotional, cognitive, behavioral, physical, […]
Leo Sher, M.D. My review article entitled, “Suicide risk and resilience in stock market investors and traders: Clinical and medico-legal considerations” was recently published in Behavioral Sciences (1). A summary of my article is provided below. Stock market investors and traders operate in high-pressure environments marked by volatility, uncertainty, financial risk, and intense performance demands. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
