Fifteen years ago

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 […]

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “A prospective study of the association of cerebrospinal fluid monoamine metabolite levels with lethality of suicide attempts in patients with bipolar disorder” was published 15 years ago in the October 2006 issue of Bipolar Disorders (1). We examined the relation between CSF 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA), homovanillic acid (HVA), and […]

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Are BPI and BPII suicide attempters distinct neuropsychologically?” was published 15 years ago in the August 2006 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders (1). The objective of the study was to compare the neuropsychological functioning of depressed suicide attempters with bipolar disorder I (BPI) or bipolar disorder II […]

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 […]

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 […]