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Patients with seasonal affective disorder and odor detection thresholds

December 1, 2022

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Patients with seasonal affective disorder have lower odor detection thresholds than control subjects” was published 20 years ago in the December 2002 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry (1). Behavioral changes in patients with seasonal affective disorder resemble seasonal changes in photoperiodic animals. The olfactory system has a modulatory […]

Mortality in patients with schizophrenia: a review and meta-analysis

November 22, 2022

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 […]

A high-risk phenotype

November 20, 2022

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Depressed multiple-suicide attempters – A high-risk phenotype” was published 5 years ago in the November 2017 issue of Crisis – The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention (1). We compared the demographic and clinical characteristics of three patient groups: depressed patients without a history of suicide attempts (non-attempters), depressed patients […]

Serotonin and depression

November 13, 2022

Leo Sher, M.D. A review article, “The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence” was published in July 2022, in Molecular Psychiatry online ahead of print (1). The abstract of this review article is below: “The serotonin hypothesis of depression is still influential. We aimed to synthesise and evaluate evidence on […]

Long COVID, psychiatric disorders and suicidality

October 23, 2022

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 […]

Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship

October 20, 2022

Leo Sher, M.D. Earlier today, I received the following e-mail from Dr. Robert G. Stern, Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in New Jersey: Dear Colleague,I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to let you know about our new ACGME accredited Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship […]

Plasma testosterone levels in bipolar suicide attempters

October 10, 2022

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research work, “Testosterone levels in suicide attempters with bipolar disorder” was published 10 years ago in the October 2012 issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Research (1). We examined whether there was a relation between testosterone levels and clinical parameters in bipolar suicide attempters. Patients with a diagnosis of a bipolar […]

A study of brain metabolic responses to a serotonergic challenge in major depression with or without comorbid alcohol dependence

September 28, 2022

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research paper, “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 15 years ago in the September 2007 issue of European Neuropsychopharmacology (1). In this study, we compared the regional glucose metabolic rate (rCMRglu) […]

2022 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report

September 25, 2022

Leo Sher, M.D. The 2022 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report was released on September 19, 2022 (1). It shows that Veteran suicides decreased in 2020 for the second year in a row. Fewer Veterans died by suicide in 2020 than in any year since 2006. In 2020, there were 6,146 Veteran suicide deaths, which […]

National Respect Day

September 18, 2022

Leo Sher, M.D. Today, on Sunday, September 18, National Respect Day is celebrated in the U.S. Let’s reflect deeper about how we treat the people around us and make changes wherever necessary. A good place to start is by active listening and treating other people as we want to be treated. Let’s respectfully consider the […]

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Editorials

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  • Suicide medical malpractice
  • Dr. Slavko Ziherl, an eminent Slovenian psychiatrist
  • Prevention of suicidal behavior in individuals with diabetes

Research Papers

  • COVID-19 mortality in Europe and the ’Iron Curtain’ between East and West
  • Examination of depressive signs and symptoms among 803 University students in seven Universities and Colleges. Hungary, Romania, Serbia.
  • Examination of spirituality and the dimensions of spirituality among 803 students in seven different Universities. Hungary, Romania and Serbia.
  • Examination of depressive signs and symptoms among 932 students in eight different secondary schools in Hungary

Research News

  • Suicidality in individuals with schizotypal personality disorder
  • Six minutes of daily high-intensity exercise can slow brain aging and delay the onset of neurodegenerative diseases
  • Mortality in patients with schizophrenia: a review and meta-analysis
  • Long COVID, psychiatric disorders and suicidality

Latest News

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  • Best universities in the world
  • Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
  • 2022 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report

Interviews with eminent psychiatrists

  • Interview with Professor Shih-Ku Lin
  • Interview with Professor Masahito Fushimi
  • Interview with Professor Maurizio Pompili
  • Interview with Professor Marco Sarchiapone

Ten Years Ago

  • Plasma testosterone levels in bipolar suicide attempters
  • Teaching medical professionals and trainees about suicide prevention
  • Suicidal ideation in depressed patients with or without comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
  • Treatment of suicide attempters with bipolar disorder: a randomized clinical trial

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