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The psychiatrist density and suicide rates

January 20, 2021

Leo Sher, M.D. My research article, “Are suicide rates related to the psychiatrist density? A cross-national study” was published 5 years ago, in January 2016, in Frontiers in Public Health (1). Treatment of psychiatric disorders should reduce the number of suicides. Higher psychiatrist-per-­population ratio increases the opportunity for contact between the patient and psychiatrist. Generally, […]

Depression and cardiometabolic health: a longitudinal study

January 19, 2021

Leo Sher, M.D. A research work, “Associations between depression and cardiometabolic health: A 27-year longitudinal study” was published a few days ago in Psychological Medicine online ahead of print (1). Physical and mental health interact throughout the life. The authors examined whether depression symptoms in midlife are associated with the subsequent onset of cardiometabolic disorders. […]

Prevalence of alcohol misuse among adolescents and young adults

January 13, 2021

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Prevalence of alcohol misuse among adolescents and young adults evaluated in a primary care setting” was published 15 years ago in the January-March 2006 issue of the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health (1). The prevalence of alcohol misuse among older adolescents and young adults was evaluated in […]

A comparison of cerebrospinal fluid homovanillic acid levels in depressed suicide attempters without comorbid Axis II disorders, depressed non-attempters without comorbid Axis II disorders, and normal controls

January 12, 2021

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research paper, “Lower cerebrospinal fluid homovanillic acid levels in depressed suicide attempters” was published 15 years ago in the January 2006 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders (1). Depressed suicide attempters constitute a heterogenous group and important differences may exist between depressed suicide attempters with or without Axis II disorders. […]

Testosterone levels in combat veterans with or without a history of suicide attempt

December 28, 2020

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research article, “The effect of oral dexamethasone administration on testosterone levels in combat veterans with or without a history of suicide attempt” has been published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research online ahead of print (1). Combat exposure has been linked to increased risk of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and death […]

Leading world experts on suicide. Expertscape, December 2020

December 9, 2020

Leo Sher, M.D. Expertscape, a leading international rating agency, published a December 2020 list of top world experts in the field of suicidology (1). The list is based on 27,743 articles published since 2010. The current database of articles was compiled on Friday, December 4, 2020. According to Expertscape, the 20 leading world experts on […]

Pregnancy and COVID-19

November 25, 2020

Sahil Naik, M.D., Nivedita Jha, M.D., Shivani Naik, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. The coronavirus disease COVID-19 can be infectious to everyone, from newborns to elderly people. The impact of COVID-19 during pregnancy is not known, but is a matter of concern regarding perinatal and maternal outcomes (1). Physiological cardiovascular changes with increased metabolism, higher oxygen […]

Parental alienation and men’s mental health

November 15, 2020

Leo Sher, M.D. My review article, “Parental alienation: the impact on men’s mental health” was published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health 5 years ago, in November 2015 (1). Parental alienation is defined as a mental state in which a child, usually one whose parents are engaged in a high-conflict separation or […]

Gender differences in patients with antisocial personality disorder

October 26, 2020

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research paper, “Gender differences in the clinical characteristics and psychiatric comorbidity in patients with antisocial personality disorder” was published 5 years ago in the October 2015 issue of Psychiatry Research (1). Relatively little is known how males and females differ in their manifestations of antisocial personality disorder. We have conducted a […]

Physician distress and relief during the coronavirus pandemic

October 25, 2020

Robert Frierson, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. The emergence of coronavirus infections has had a profound impact on most physicians, including psychiatrists. The stress on doctors prompted a survey of Louisville, KY physicians, to inquire about discomfort experienced when caring for patients during this current pandemic. The ways that these clinicians achieved some relief was recorded. […]

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Editorials

  • Pregnancy and COVID-19
  • Physician distress and relief during the coronavirus pandemic
  • Challenges associated with patients refusing to eat in inpatient psychiatric setting
  • COVID-19 and domestic violence

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

  • Depression and cardiometabolic health: a longitudinal study
  • Testosterone levels in combat veterans with or without a history of suicide attempt
  • Elevated risk of COVID-19 death in patients with psychiatric disorders
  • Neurological and neuropsychiatric complications of the COVID-19 disease

Latest News

  • Leading world experts on suicide. Expertscape, December 2020
  • 9-8-8 will be the universal telephone number to reach the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline
  • Leading world experts on suicide. Expertscape, September 2020
  • Leading world experts on suicide. Expertscape, July 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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