This being human is a guest house.Every morning a new arrival A joy, a depression, meanness,Some momentary awareness comesAs an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them allEven if they’re a crowd of sorrows,Who violently sweep your houseEmpty of its furniture. Still treat each guest honorably,He may be clearing you outFor some new delight. The dark […]
On November 6, 2009, Leo Sher, M.D. has been appointed as Editor for Clinical Psychiatry of “Biological Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology,” the Journal of the Lithuanian Society of Biological Psychiatry. “Biological Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology” is an International Journal in the English language. The Journal publishes papers written by researchers and clinicians from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland […]
Owens GP, Steger MF, Whitesell AA, Herrera CJ.Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.J Trauma Stress. 2009 Nov 18. Veterans of various service eras (N = 174) completed an Internet survey about combat exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression, guilt, and meaning in life. Results of a hierarchical regression indicated that younger age; […]
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. –Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 – 4 July 1826)
Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always. –Hippocrates of Cos or Hippokrates of Kos (ca. 460 BC – ca. 370 BC)
Semaille P.D.M.G.-U.L.B. (Department of General Medicine of the U.L.B (Université Libre de Bruxelles))Rev Med Brux. 2009 Sep;30(4):335-57 Addiction is characterized by the inability to control his consumption of product or control certain behaviors, and the continuation of the behavior despite knowledge of its adverse effects. Addictions to substances like heroin, cocaine, etc., are well known. […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The VI Baltic Symposium of Biological Psychiatry will be held in Palanga, Lithuania, on April 23, 2010. The Symposium is organized by the Lithuanian Society of Biological Psychiatry. Dr. Florence Thibout, President of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) will be one of the Invited Speakers at the Symposium.
Straker L, Pollock C, Maslen B.Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia. Ergonomics. 2009 Nov;52(11):1386-401. Computer use by children at home and school is now common in many countries. Child computer exposure varies with the type of computer technology available and the child’s age, gender and social group. This paper reviews the current exposure data […]
María Dolores Braquehais Conesa, M.D., Ph.D., Leo Sher, M.D. November 6, 2009. Although at this point it is not clear why an Army psychiatrist at Fort Hood Army post killed and injured many fellow servicemen (1), the recent event may be related to mental health problems. This incident reminds us about the importance of protecting […]
Mazzoleni MH, Gorenstein C, Fuentes D, Tavares H.Gambling Outpatient Unit and Other Impulse Control Disorder, Department of Psychiatry, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.Rev Bras Psiquiatr. 2009 Oct 16. pii: S1516-44462009005000009. Objective: Wives of pathological gamblers tend to endure long marriages despite financial and emotional burden. Difficulties in social adjustment, personality psychopathology, and […]
