Leo Sher, M.D. Our research paper, “Depressed multiple-suicide attempters – A high-risk phenotype” has recently been published in 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 with a history of […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A research report entitled, “Mood disorders and prospective suicidality in young adults: a population-based cohort study” is published in the February 2018 issue of Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (1). Researchers examined associations of mood disorders and suicidality in a large sample of young adults from south Brazil. Study participants were between 18 and […]
Leo Sher, M.D. I am delighted to congratulate our esteemed colleague and great friend, Professor Zoltan Rihmer, M.D., Ph.D. on becoming a Member of the European Academy of Science and Arts. Professor Rihmer is affiliated with Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary. He is a world-renowned expert in clinical and research psychiatry. Professor Rihmer has published […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A web journal, “Expertscape” published a list of top world experts in the field of suicidology (1). The list is based on 20,835 articles published since 2007. According to “Expertscape” the 20 leading world experts in suicide are: Keith Hawton (UK) Maurizio Pompili (Italy) David A. Brent (USA) Gustavo Turecki (Canada) David […]
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 […]
