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Testosterone levels in combat veterans with or without a history of suicide attempt

December 28, 2020

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research article, “The effect of oral dexamethasone administration on testosterone levels in combat veterans with or without a history of suicide attempt” has been published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research online ahead of print (1). Combat exposure has been linked to increased risk of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and death […]

Leading world experts on suicide. Expertscape, December 2020

December 9, 2020

Leo Sher, M.D. Expertscape, a leading international rating agency, published a December 2020 list of top world experts in the field of suicidology (1). The list is based on 27,743 articles published since 2010. The current database of articles was compiled on Friday, December 4, 2020. According to Expertscape, the 20 leading world experts on […]

Pregnancy and COVID-19

November 25, 2020

Sahil Naik, M.D., Nivedita Jha, M.D., Shivani Naik, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. The coronavirus disease COVID-19 can be infectious to everyone, from newborns to elderly people. The impact of COVID-19 during pregnancy is not known, but is a matter of concern regarding perinatal and maternal outcomes (1). Physiological cardiovascular changes with increased metabolism, higher oxygen […]

Parental alienation and men’s mental health

November 15, 2020

Leo Sher, M.D. My review article, “Parental alienation: the impact on men’s mental health” was published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health 5 years ago, in November 2015 (1). Parental alienation is defined as a mental state in which a child, usually one whose parents are engaged in a high-conflict separation or […]

Gender differences in patients with antisocial personality disorder

October 26, 2020

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research paper, “Gender differences in the clinical characteristics and psychiatric comorbidity in patients with antisocial personality disorder” was published 5 years ago in the October 2015 issue of Psychiatry Research (1). Relatively little is known how males and females differ in their manifestations of antisocial personality disorder. We have conducted a […]

Physician distress and relief during the coronavirus pandemic

October 25, 2020

Robert Frierson, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. The emergence of coronavirus infections has had a profound impact on most physicians, including psychiatrists. The stress on doctors prompted a survey of Louisville, KY physicians, to inquire about discomfort experienced when caring for patients during this current pandemic. The ways that these clinicians achieved some relief was recorded. […]

Challenges associated with patients refusing to eat in inpatient psychiatric setting

October 20, 2020

Hema Mekala, M.D., Sayeda Basith, M.D., Lalasa Doppalapudi, M.D., Kaushal Shah, M.D. Food refusal is commonly seen in hospitalized patients with mental illness resulting in cachexia and death if left untreated. In acute conditions, it may lead to a medical emergency. If it is a chronic issue, it can become an ingrained behavior that is […]

Depressed patients with a family history of alcoholism are at greater risk for suicidal behavior and posttraumatic stress disorder

October 19, 2020

Leo Sher, M.D. Our research report, “Clinical features of depressed patients with or without a family history of alcoholism” was published 15 years ago in the October 2005 issue of Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (1). We compared clinical features of depressed patients without alcoholism but with a family history of alcoholism to depressed patients without alcoholism […]

9-8-8 will be the universal telephone number to reach the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline

October 18, 2020

Leo Sher, M.D. Yesterday, on October 17, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed into law a bill titled the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 that will make 9-8-8 the universal telephone number to reach the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline in the United States starting in 2022 (1,2). The National […]

COVID-19 and domestic violence

October 8, 2020

Shivam Gulati, M.D., Simrat Kaur Sarai, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. The coronavirus global pandemic has mandated public health measures including physical distancing and self-quarantining. To reduce the transmission of this disease, stay-at-home mandates have been implemented across the United States. Unfortunately, everyone is not finding safety in isolation (1,2). Reportedly, many domestic violence victims are […]

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Editorials

  • COVID-19 and suicide
  • Pregnancy and COVID-19
  • Physician distress and relief during the coronavirus pandemic
  • Challenges associated with patients refusing to eat in inpatient psychiatric setting

Research Papers

  • 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
  • Examination of psychological immune system among 932 students in eight different secondary schools in Hungary

Research News

  • Bidirectional relations between COVID-19 and psychiatric disorders
  • Mental health problems among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 crisis
  • Depression and cardiometabolic health: a longitudinal study
  • Testosterone levels in combat veterans with or without a history of suicide attempt

Latest News

  • American Psychiatric Association Position Statement on Use of the Terms Client and Provider
  • Leading world experts on suicide. Expertscape, the January 31, 2021 report
  • Leading world experts on suicide. Expertscape, December 2020
  • 9-8-8 will be the universal telephone number to reach the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline

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

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and the Neuroevolutionary Time-depth Principle
  • The role of endogenous opioids and monoamine neurotransmitters in non-suicidal self-injury
  • The 2003 SARS outbreak and suicide among older adults
  • Objections to suicide among mood disordered patients with co-occurring alcohol use disorders

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