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 […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in war veterans with or without a history of suicide attempt” is published in the July 2022 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders (1). Combat veterans with a history of psychiatric disorders are a unique clinical population. We examined whether there is a difference with […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Pro-inflammatory cytokines and suicidal behavior among patients with bipolar I disorder” is published in the June 2022 issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Research (1). The authors compared the levels of proinflammatory cytokines in bipolar disorder patients with or without suicidal ideation, and between patients with or without a […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Thirty years of publications in suicidology: A bibliometric analysis” has recently been published in Archives of Suicide Research (1). The authors performed a quantitative assessment of publications in suicidology between 1989 and 2018. Web of Science was used to identify publications on suicidal behavior from January 1, 1989 to […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research paper, “Common osteoporosis drug associated with increased rates of depression and anxiety” has recently been published in Scientific Reports (1). Amongst the most common drug therapies for osteoporosis are bisphosphonates, including alendronate, zoledronate, ibandronate and risedronate. Other first-line options with a different molecular mechanism include denosumab and teriparatide. The author […]
