Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration: A prospective cohort study” has been published in Sleep online ahead of print (1). This prospective cohort study has found that regular sleep patterns are more important to health and longevity than spending eight hours in bed. […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Antisuicidal effect of lithium in bipolar patients: Is there an age-specific effect?” has been published in the Journal of Affective Disorders online ahead of print (1). The age-related antisuicidal effect of lithium and valproate was compared in ninety-four (n = 94) high-risk bipolar suicide attempters. Individuals with bipolar disorder […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Obesity as pleiotropic risk state for metabolic and mental health throughout life” has recently been published in Translational Psychiatry (1). A significant part of the worldwide population is overweight. Obesity is a substantial global health burden. The prevalence rates of obesity have been progressively increasing over the past decades. […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Multivitamin supplementation improves memory in older adults: A randomized clinical trial” has been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition online ahead of print (1). The authors of the study examined the effect of daily multivitamin/multimineral supplementation on memory in older adults. The authors reported the results from […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report “The association between vitamin D serum levels, supplementation, and suicide attempts and intentional self-harm” has recently been published in PLoS One (1). The authors examined the associations between Vitamin D supplementation, 25(OH) blood serum levels, suicide attempts, and intentional self-harm in a population of U.S. Veterans. Veterans with any […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Clinical features of individuals with schizotypal personality disorder with and without suicidal ideation” has just been published in Psychiatry Research (1). Schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) is classified in DSM-5 as a Cluster A personality disorder (2). Cluster A personality disorders are described as odd or eccentric conditions. Studies have […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Fasting for 20 h does not affect exercise-induced increases in circulating BDNF in humans” has been published in the Journal of Physiology online ahead of print (1). Researchers from the University of Otago in New Zealand report that 6 minutes of high-intensity exercise on a regular basis can prolong […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A review paper, “Mortality in people with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of relative risk and aggravating or attenuating factors” was recently published in World Psychiatry (1). The authors conducted a systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis of prospective and retrospective, nationwide and targeted cohort studies assessing mortality risk in people with […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Comorbidity of long COVID and psychiatric disorders after a hospitalisation for COVID-19: a cross-sectional study” has been published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry online ahead of print (1). The authors investigated the association between long COVID, psychiatric symptoms and psychiatric disorders. One hundred seventy-seven patients admitted […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The research report “A comparison of mortality rates for buprenorphine versus methadone treatments for opioid use disorder” has been published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica online ahead of print (1). Researchers compared all-cause mortality, overdose mortality, and suicide mortality rates for buprenorphine and methadone treatments among a large sample of U.S. Department of […]
