Sándor Kalmár M.D. Ph.D. April 1st, 2010. It has already been three years since the Hungarian National Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, founded in and operational since 1868, came to an end without any legal successors. The Institute was forced to close based on the decision of the Hungarian government. Much publication justifies the fact […]
Leo Sher, M.D. April 27, 2010. On Monday, April 26, shortly before 8 am, Vajinder Toor, M.D., 34, a postdoctoral trainee at the Yale Medical School Fellowship Training Program in Infectious Diseases, was gunned down by Lishan Wang, M.D., 44, while walking in the parking lot towards his car at Meadows Condominiums in Branford, Connecticut, […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Thomas Jefferson was born 167 years ago, on April 13, 1743 in Shadwell, Virginia. He was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of this country. Jefferson was the Governor of Virginia (1779–1781), first United States Secretary of State (1789–1793), and second Vice […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a neurostimulation and neuromodulation technique, based on the principle of electromagnetic induction of an electric field in the brain (1-3). TMS is a non-invasive method of stimulating the brain using induced currents. TMS device is a big capacitor that discharges thousands of amperes per pulse into the […]
Steven Lippmann, M.D. Brain imaging technology improves the practice of psychiatry by better detection and monitoring of neuropathology. Computerized tomography (CT) of the head is fast, widely available, and excellent in assessment of recent trauma cases, but it yields exposure to radiation. Thus, any neonatal and pediatric use is severely limited and recurrent exposure is […]
Amra Zalihic, M.D. Ph.D. Depression occurs as an independent disease or as a complication of other diseases. In the latter case, it complicates the existing disease and its treatment is difficult. We have excellent family physicians in my town and in my country. However, only few of them dare to treat depression in primary practice. […]
Said Shahtahmasebi, Ph.D. Environmental changes including global warming over recent decades have stressed the reality that the earth’s resources are not infinite. Depleting resources has given additional importance to the idea of ‘sustainability’. To slow down global change world leaders have met and decided on targets and actions. We have seen sustainable housing, sustainable farming, […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Suicidal behavior among war veterans may frequently be related to depression and/or PTSD (1-5). The risk of suicide attempts among the PTSD population is six times greater than in the general population (2) and even higher among treatment seeking war veterans with PTSD (3). Several years ago, I proposed that some or […]
María Dolores Braquehais Conesa, M.D., Ph.D. “I am constantly amazed by man’s inhumanity to man”Primo Levi (1919-1987) War can be defined as a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations. About 30 armed conflicts are occurring now around the globe involving more than 25 countries (1). The majority of […]
Masahito Fushimi, M.D., Ph.D. Escalating sharply in 1998, the suicide rate in Japan increased steadily during the 1990s and has remained high ever since. Presently, Japan has one of the highest suicide rates among developed countries (1). To address this grave situation, the Japanese government announced its resolve to tackle the rise in suicides and […]
