Leo Sher, M.D. Our research report, “Effect of acute alcohol use on the lethality of suicide attempts in patients with mood disorders” was published 15 years ago in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Research (1). We hypothesized that acute alcohol intoxication is associated with more lethal suicide attempts in patients with […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Association between familial suicidal behavior and frequency of attempts among depressed suicide attempters” was published 15 years ago in the May 2009 issue of Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (1). The goal of our study was to examine whether having a family history of suicidal behavior among first-degree relatives predicts severity […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Fifteen years ago, our research work, “Treatment of depressed bipolar patients with alcohol use disorders: plenty of room for improvement” was published in the May 2009 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders (1). Bipolar disorder is often inadequately treated. Patients with bipolar disorder show high rates of treatment nonadherence. Moreover, treatment […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Moral objections to suicide and suicidal ideation among mood disordered Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics” was published 15 years ago in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Research (1). Understanding the beliefs that protect individuals against suicide can help to enhance suicide prevention strategies. One measure of […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Serotonergic responses in depressed patients with or without a history of alcohol use disorders and healthy controls” was published 15 years ago, in the September 2008 issue of European Neuropsychopharmacology (1). To compare serotonin function in major depressive disorder with co-occurring alcohol use disorder, major depressive disorder without co-occurring […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Depressed patients with co-occurring alcohol use disorders: a unique patient population” was published 15 years ago, in the June 2008 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (1). We compared depressed patients with or without comorbid alcohol use disorder with respect to demographic and clinical parameters. 505 individuals were […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research report, “Does first episode polarity predict risk for suicide attempt in bipolar disorder?” was published 15 years ago in the December 2007 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders (1). We tested the hypothesis that the polarity of a patient’s first mood episode would be a marker for bipolar disorder […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research paper, “Positron emission tomography study of regional brain metabolic responses to a serotonergic challenge in major depressive disorder with and without comorbid lifetime alcohol dependence” was published 15 years ago in the September 2007 issue of European Neuropsychopharmacology (1). In this study, we compared the regional glucose metabolic rate (rCMRglu) […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research report, “Triggers for suicidal behavior in depressed older adolescents and young adults: do alcohol use disorders make a difference?” was published in the January-March 2007 issue of the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health (1). In this study, we compared demographic and clinical characteristics, prevalence of interpersonal triggers and […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research paper, “CSF monoamine metabolites and lethality of suicide attempts in depressed patients with alcohol dependence” was published 15 years ago in the January 2007 issue of European Neuropsychopharmacology (1). In this study, we investigated the relationship of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA), homovanillic acid (HVA), and 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) levels […]