Leo Sher, M.D. About 10 years ago, we published a research report, “Triggers for suicidal behavior in depressed older adolescents and young adults: Do alcohol use disorders make a difference?” (1). The article was published in a 2007 issue of the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. We compared demographic and clinical features of […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research article, “CSF monoamine metabolites and lethality of suicide attempts in depressed patients with alcohol dependence” was published 10 years ago in a 2007 issue of “European Neuropsychopharmacology” (1). Monoaminergic abnormalities have been implicated in the pathophysiology of depression, alcohol use disorder, and suicidal behavior. We examined the relationship of cerebrospinal […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Our research report, “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 in the September 2007 issue of European Neuropsychopharmacology (1). It was the first study comparing the regional glucose metabolic rate (rCMRglu) responses to […]
