Shanti Pittampalli, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. Affective illness is a devastating cause of suffering, morbidity, disability, and mortality. Even though there are many different interventions available, a significant number of depressed people initially fail to respond well to conventional therapies. Despite much research, the precise mechanism which results in depression remains unknown. There is recent […]
Devina Singh, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. The legal and medicinal utilization of marijuana is rising. Similarly, there are efforts at expanding legal markets and a lot of social or recreational use (1). Currently, there is growing popularity at the inhalation of aerosolized marijuana from electronic devices, especially by younger people (2). This means of cannabis […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Mental Health America declared June Men’s Health Month (1). The Mental Health America website states that “Mental Health America (MHA) – founded in 1909 – is the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and to promoting the overall mental health of all Americans. […]
Sándor Kalmár, M.D., Ph.D. According to the different assessments, the prevalence of the child and youths depression (below 19 year) are about 18-20%, namely about 385 928 children in Hungary. (2015) It is to be regretted that we do not have exact epidemiological data about the children depression. Number of registered patients by mood disorders at […]
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. 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. […]
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 […]
Leo Sher, M.D. An article, “Understanding the role of psychiatric principles in patient care: An important goal of the medical student clerkship in psychiatry” has been published in “Frontiers in Public Health” under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. Therefore, we can publish this article on the website, www.internetandpsychiatry.com Citation: Sher L, New […]
Leo Sher, M.D. My “Commentary: Police and suicide prevention” has been published in “Frontiers in Public Health” under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. Therefore, we can publish this article on the website, www.internetandpsychiatry.com Citation: Sher L (2016) Commentary: Police and suicide prevention. Front. Public Health 4:119. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00119 Commentary: Police and suicide […]
