Leo Sher, M.D. Three days ago, The New England Journal of Medicine published a research report, “Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years” (1). The researchers examined data from 68.5 million individuals to measure the changes in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adults between 1980 and […]
Hema Madhuri Mekala, M.D., Priyanga Jayakumar, M.D., Rajashekar Reddy Yeruva, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. INTRODUCTION Zika is an alarming viral infection that is spreading around our planet. The World Health Organization recently declared Zika to be an international public health crisis (1). The first known article about Zika virus was published in 1952, and its […]
Sándor Kalmár, M.D., Ph.D. Although the psychiatry is an important branch of the medical science, this one contains the most subjectivity. Several reasons prevent us from solving the present accumulated problems in psychiatry. Nowadays the structure and the function get confused and mixed with each other in everyday life in the psychiatry. We can see […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was classified as an anxiety disorder in the DSM-IV, but has since been reclassified as a “trauma- and stressor-related disorder” in the DSM-5. There have been a lot of debates related to medical and psychosocial aspects of PTSD. An interesting and though-stimulating discussion of the pathophysiology, clinical features […]
Leo Sher, M.D. We are happy to acknowledge National Nurses Week when we collectively recognize the invaluable work nurses perform all year round. This year’s theme for National Nurses Week is “The Balance of Mind, Body and Spirit.” We appreciate nurses. They use critical thinking skills, bring evidence into practice, and navigate challenging patient dynamics. […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report entitled, “Evaluation of cholesterol as a biomarker for suicidality in a veteran sample” has been published in Research in Nursing & Health (1). The authors state that the objective of their study was to evaluate total cholesterol as a biological marker for suicidality in a sample of military veterans. […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Task Force on Men’s Mental Health welcomes two more new Members: Lesha Shah (New York, USA) and Pilar Trelles (New York, USA) The WFSBP Task Force on Men’s Mental Health was founded in 2013, according to my proposal. My proposal to create this […]
Jacob M. Appel, M.D., J.D. A recent report from the National Council for Behavioral Health shed stark numerical light on the ongoing shortage of psychiatrists in the United States. At present, 55% of American counties lack a psychiatrist and the average patient waits twenty-five days for an appointment (1). According to the report, the current […]
