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 […]
Steven Lippmann, M.D. Assuring good hydration is a goal for physicians. Proper fluid and electrolyte balance is vital. Yet, dehydration in selected clinical circumstances is beneficial and medically indicated, especially in near death terminal circumstances. Providing for comfort is important to all healthcare. And comfort care is the primary treatment plan for sick people near […]
Steven Lippmann, M.D. Aluminum and psychiatry? Aluminum is the third most common element in the earth. Dementia specialists and others have debated whether aluminum ingestion through the gastrointestinal track or skin is bad for brain health. Does it cause or facilitate cognitive decline or development of other neurologic disorders? The research is not conclusive. Some […]
Leo Sher, M.D. My commentary, “Post-COVID syndrome and suicide risk” was published in the QJM: An International Journal of Medicine online ahead of print on January 24, 2021 and included in the February 2021 print issue of the Journal (1). A summary of my article is below: A significant number of coronavirus disease SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) […]
Steven Lippmann, M.D. What about young people’s sports-related brain-health? What advice do we offer? Boxing has long been known to induce brain injury from frequent, powerful blows to the head. Serious neuropsychiatric and cognitive sequela occur over time and are recognized. Recurrent damage can result in chronic traumatic encephalopathies (CTE). Neuronal pathology is documented. Chronic […]
Graham J. McDougall Jr, Ph.D. Well-being is a complex construct associated with variables such as depression, thriving, and quality of life that is known to influence outcomes across a wide range of studies. We present a reanalysis of this data identifying the influence of well-being on outcomes associated with memory function. The Senior WISE […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a difficult, frequently chronic and often incapacitating psychiatric disorder (1). PTSD arises in some individuals subsequent to exposure to a traumatic episode involving real or threatened harm to themselves or other people. PTSD is characterized by intrusive thoughts, nightmares and flashbacks of traumatic events, dysphoric mood and […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Provisional information regarding the leading causes of death in the United States has been released by the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (1,2). Provisional estimates indicate a 17.7% increase in the number of deaths in 2020 (the increase in the age-adjusted rate was 15.9%) compared with 2019, with increases in many […]
Leo Sher, M.D. My research article, “The relationship between the frequency of alcohol use and suicide rates in young people” was published 15 years ago in the January-March 2006 issue of the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health (1). The relationship between the percentage of frequently drinking high school students and suicide rates among […]
