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Suicide rates decreased in the United States

April 19, 2021

Leo Sher, M.D. Provisional information regarding the leading causes of death in the United States has been released by the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (1,2). Provisional estimates indicate a 17.7% increase in the number of deaths in 2020 (the increase in the age-adjusted rate was 15.9%) compared with 2019, with increases in many […]

Alcohol use and suicide rates in young people

March 25, 2021

Leo Sher, M.D. My research article, “The relationship between the frequency of alcohol use and suicide rates in young people” was published 15 years ago in the January-March 2006 issue of the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health (1). The relationship between the percentage of frequently drinking high school students and suicide rates among […]

Traumatic memory reactivation with or without propranolol for PTSD and comorbid major depression symptoms

March 21, 2021

Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Traumatic memory reactivation with or without propranolol for PTSD and comorbid MD symptoms: a randomised clinical trial” has been published in Neuropsychopharmacology online ahead of print (1). The authors aimed to examine the efficacy of traumatic memory reactivation under the influence of propranolol in reducing PTSD symptoms as well […]

Short sleepers live under higher homeostatic sleep pressure than long sleepers

March 17, 2021

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research article, “Evidence from the waking electroencephalogram that short sleepers live under higher homeostatic sleep pressure than long sleepers” was published 20 years ago in the March 2001 issue of Neuroscience (1). We used the waking electroencephalogram to study the homeostatic sleep regulatory process in human short sleepers and long sleepers. […]

COVID-19 prevalence and mortality among patients with schizophrenia

March 15, 2021

Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “COVID-19 prevalence and mortality among schizophrenia patients: A large-scale retrospective cohort study” has been published in Schizophrenia Bulletin online ahead of print (1). The authors aimed to address the following research questions: (1) Are patients with schizophrenia more prone to COVID-19 infections? and (2) Do patients with schizophrenia have […]

Ralph Waldo Emerson

March 11, 2021

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882)

Geriatric suicide and consumption of alcohol beverages

March 9, 2021

Leo Sher, M.D. My research article, “Relation between rates of geriatric suicide and consumption of alcohol beverages in European countries” was published 15 years ago, in March 2006, in TheScientificWorldJournal (1). The relationship between rates of suicide in 65- to 74-year-olds and per capita consumption of alcoholic beverages in European countries was examined in this […]

Making space for pregnancy in compassionate use

February 28, 2021

Jacob M. Appel, M.D., J.D. Sometimes it takes one injustice to shed light upon another.  That is the case with recent attention being paid to the exclusion of pregnant and breastfeeding individuals from vaccine trials for COVID-19.   In the United States, where the FDA has included these individuals in the emergency use authorizations, the immediate […]

Demographic and clinical features of adolescents and young adults with alcohol-related disorders

February 25, 2021

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research report, “Demographic and clinical features of adolescents and young adults with alcohol-related disorders admitted to the psychiatric emergency room” was published 15 years ago in the January-March 2006 issue of the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health (1). The purposes of our study were to determine the prevalence of […]

American Psychiatric Association Position Statement on Use of the Terms Client and Provider

February 18, 2021

Leo Sher, M.D. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has published a Position Statement on Use of the Terms Client and Provider (1). The Position Statement was approved by the APA Assembly in November 2020 and by the APA Board of Trustees in December 2020. The APA states that the terms “provider” and “client” have been […]

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Editorials

  • Making space for pregnancy in compassionate use
  • COVID-19 and suicide
  • Pregnancy and COVID-19
  • Physician distress and relief during the coronavirus pandemic

Research Papers

  • Examination of depressive signs and symptoms among 803 University students in seven Universities and Colleges. Hungary, Romania, Serbia.
  • Examination of spirituality and the dimensions of spirituality among 803 students in seven different Universities. Hungary, Romania and Serbia.
  • Examination of depressive signs and symptoms among 932 students in eight different secondary schools in Hungary
  • Examination of psychological immune system among 932 students in eight different secondary schools in Hungary

Research News

  • Traumatic memory reactivation with or without propranolol for PTSD and comorbid major depression symptoms
  • COVID-19 prevalence and mortality among patients with schizophrenia
  • Bidirectional relations between COVID-19 and psychiatric disorders
  • Mental health problems among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 crisis

Latest News

  • Suicide rates decreased in the United States
  • American Psychiatric Association Position Statement on Use of the Terms Client and Provider
  • Leading world experts on suicide. Expertscape, the January 31, 2021 report
  • Leading world experts on suicide. Expertscape, December 2020

Interviews with eminent psychiatrists

  • Interview with Professor Shih-Ku Lin
  • Interview with Professor Masahito Fushimi
  • Interview with Professor Maurizio Pompili
  • Interview with Professor Marco Sarchiapone

Ten Years Ago

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and the Neuroevolutionary Time-depth Principle
  • The role of endogenous opioids and monoamine neurotransmitters in non-suicidal self-injury
  • The 2003 SARS outbreak and suicide among older adults
  • Objections to suicide among mood disordered patients with co-occurring alcohol use disorders

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