Shivam Gulati, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. Introduction Post-COVID-19 syndrome includes illness presentations during or following an infection that persist longer than 12 weeks and not otherwise diagnosed (1). Manifestation of this so-called “long-covid” can exist throughout the body, including the nervous system. Psychological aspects are often the first symptoms, sometimes even before recognizing COVID-19 disease. […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Suicidal ideation and behavior among military veterans” is published in the August 2021 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (1). Study results indicate that suicidal ideation and behavior are common among veterans, especially among young veterans. The authors used the data from the National Health and Resilience in […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “White matter plasticity in healthy older adults: The effects of aerobic exercise” has been published in Neuroimage (1). This study found that regions of the brain most vulnerable to aging were also the regions that benefitted most from aerobic exercise. The authors examined the effects of a 6-month aerobic […]
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 […]
Nivedita Jha, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. Many people with COVID-19 infections evidence constitutional and/or respiratory concerns. Neurological, gastrointestinal, and/or cardiovascular presentations are less common. Stroke occurrences among people with COVID-19 illness include ischemic events, intracerebral hemorrhage, and cerebral venous thromboses (1). COVID-19 disproportionately affects certain groups (2). Patients with serious COVID-19 disease evidence an elevated […]
Gurpreet Singh Guliani, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. Electronic cigarettes entered the US market in 2007 (1). They quickly gained popularity with e-cigarette use among an estimated 60,000 students in 2011, rising to about 570,000 by 2018 (2). E-cigarette devices have evolved with the latest ones called “pod mods”. They utilize a heating element at a […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Accuracy of tau positron emission tomography as a prognostic marker in preclinical and prodromal Alzheimer disease: A head-to-head comparison against amyloid positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging” has been published in JAMA Neurology online ahead of print (1). Data collected between 2014 and 2021 for an ongoing study […]
Leo Sher, M.D. My theoretical paper, “Both high and low testosterone levels may play a role in suicidal behavior in adolescent, young, middle-age, and older men: a hypothesis” was published 5 years ago in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health online ahead of print (1). Most but not all investigations of the relationship […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A virtual meeting of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Task Force on Men’s Mental Health was held earlier today. Prof. Dr. Zoltan Rihmer (Hungary), Prof. Dr. Timothy Rice (USA), Prof. Dr. Nestor Szerman (Spain), Prof. Dr. Jussi Jokinen (Sweden), Prof. Dr. Dan Rujescu (Austria), Prof. Dr. Peter Falkai […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research paper, “Severe mental illness is associated with increased mortality and severe course of COVID-19” has recently been published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica online ahead of print (1). In Denmark, nationwide administrative registries contain information on various healthcare-related and administrative variables. The unique and permanent civil registration number allows cross-linkage of […]
