Diksha Mohanty, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. Smoking tobacco is bad for health and causes millions of people to die prematurely. Conventional cigarettes reportedly cause more deaths than car accidents, murder, and drugs. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are one alternative product that can heat a nicotine-containing solution and might be less dangerous than smoking; however, that contention […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Ten years ago, a seminal research report, “Effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs in first-episode schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder: an open randomised clinical trial” was published in a 2008 issue of The Lancet (1). A large international group of research collaborators led by Professor Rene S. Kahn compared the effectiveness of second-generation antipsychotic drugs […]
“Internet and Psychiatry” thanks scholars who contributed articles to our electronic journal in 2017: Bilal Abaid, M.D. Jacob M. Appel, M.D., J.D. Ruben Baler, Ph.D. Ignacio Basurte, M.D., Ph.D. Miquel Casas, M.D., Ph.D. Jyothi Chitekela, M.D. Yulin Chu, D.N.P. Samreen Fathima, M.D. Lara Grau-López, M.D. Priyanga Jayakumar, M.D. Sándor Kalmár, M.D., Ph.D. Murali K.Kolikonda, M.D. […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Life expectancy after the first suicide attempt” has been published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica online ahead of print (1). A research group led by Dr. Jussi Jokinen examined mortality among suicide attempters in comparison to the general population. Researchers calculated the life expectancy for a nationwide cohort of individuals […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Suicide attempt predicted by academic performance and childhood IQ: a cohort study of 26 000 children” has been published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica online ahead of print (1). The authors examined the association between school performance and suicidal behavior up to middle age. The authors also investigated whether the […]
Diksha Mohanty, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. Physician burnout is an emerging problem. Burnout is described as work-related discontent of doctors, with emotional fatigue, skepticism, and hopelessness; it may be a product of prolonged professional stress. Recent research documented significant symptoms in half of all physicians surveyed. Lack of action in response to this problem may […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Ten years ago, a research report, “Twenty-four hour plasma cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone in Gulf War Veterans: Relationships to posttraumatic stress disorder and health symptoms” was published (1). The paper was published in a November 2007 issue of Biological Psychiatry (1). The authors examined the baseline functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Vegetarian diets and depressive symptoms among men” has recently been published in the Journal of Affective Disorders (1). The authors examined relations between vegetarian/vegan diet and depression in men. Researchers used data from 9668 adult male partners of pregnant women in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children […]
Leo Sher, M.D. About 10 years ago, we published a research report, “Triggers for suicidal behavior in depressed older adolescents and young adults: Do alcohol use disorders make a difference?” (1). The article was published in a 2007 issue of the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. We compared demographic and clinical features of […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A paper, “High inpatient utilization among Veterans Health Administration patients with substance-use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions” has been published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (1). Service utilization information and demographic and clinical data were obtained from a national sample of Veterans Health Administration patients with substance […]
