Internet and Psychiatry

Examination of spirituality and the dimensions of spirituality among 803 students in seven different Universities. Hungary, Romania and Serbia.

September 30, 2018

Sándor Kalmár, M.D., Ph.D. Introduction This study is based on a part of an International Survey. In 2012-2013 Professor Aurel Nirestean, Emese Lukács (Tirgu Mures, Romania) and our colleagues made an examination in eight secondary schools and seven Universities in three countries. This article contains the examination of spirituality among university students. ”Spirituality is a […]

Ten years ago

A study of serotonergic responses in depressed patients with or without a history of alcohol use disorders and healthy controls

September 16, 2018

Leo Sher, M.D. Ten years ago, our research paper, “Serotonergic responses in depressed patients with or without a history of alcohol use disorders and healthy controls” was published in the September 2008 issue of European Neuropsychopharmacology (1). We compared serotonin function in major depressive disorder with co-occurring alcohol use disorder, major depressive disorder without co-occurring […]

Research news

Risk factors for suicide in patients with bipolar disorder

August 27, 2018

Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Risk factors for suicide in bipolar disorder: a cohort study of 12 850 patients” has been published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica online ahead of print (1). The authors examined risk factors for suicide in a large cohort of patients with bipolar disorder. The data from the Swedish National Quality […]

Interviews with eminent psychiatrists

Interview with Professor Maurizio Pompili

August 21, 2018

Leo Sher, M.D. Today, we publish an interview with an eminent European psychiatrist, Dr. Maurizio Pompili. Maurizio Pompili, M.D., Ph.D. is Full Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Psychiatry Residency Training Program, and Director, Suicide Prevention Center, Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. The “Expertscape” medical professionals rating […]

Research news

Brain connectivity networks in veterans with a history of suicide attempts

August 19, 2018

Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Increased efficiency of brain connectivity networks in veterans with suicide attempts” has recently been published in NeuroImage: Clinical (1). The authors examined the neural connectivity in white matter in veterans with suicide behavior. Twenty-eight veterans without a history of suicide behavior, 29 veterans with a history of suicidal ideation […]

Interviews with eminent psychiatrists

Interview with Professor Marco Sarchiapone

August 13, 2018

Leo Sher, M.D. Today, we publish an interview with an eminent European psychiatrist, Dr. Marco Sarchiapone. Marco Sarchiapone, M.D. is Professor of Psychiatry, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy. Dr. Sarchiapone is also Chair of the Section on Suicidology and Suicide Prevention, European Psychiatric Association; Co-chair of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry Task […]

Research news

Religiousness and suicide

August 12, 2018

Leo Sher, M.D. A research reports, “Religiousness as a predictor of suicide: An analysis of 162 European Regions” has been published in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior online ahead of print (1). The authors examined a relation between religiousness and suicide rates in 162 regions within 22 European nations (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, […]

Interviews with eminent psychiatrists

Interview with Professor Jaanus Harro

August 9, 2018

Leo Sher, M.D. Today, we publish an interview with an eminent European psychiatrist, Dr. Jaanus Harro. Jaanus Harro, M.D., Ph.D. is Professor and Head of the Division of Neuropsychopharmacology at the Department of Psychology, University of Tartu, Estonia. He is also Clinical Supervisor of Neuropsychopharmacology and Drug Addiction at the Psychiatry Clinic, North Estonia Medical […]

Editorials

Shopping addiction?

July 29, 2018

Tejaswini Doifode, M.D., Raja Mogallapu, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. Introduction Do you have patients addicted to shopping? Is it an addiction? Compulsive buying exists in nearly 6% of our population, predominantly among women (~80%) (1). Oniomania is the term that clinically describes compulsive shopping; it originates from Greek and comes from ṓnios- for “sale”, and […]

Interviews with eminent psychiatrists

Interview with Professor Steven Bernard Lippmann

July 26, 2018

Leo Sher, M.D. Today, we publish an interview with an eminent American psychiatrist, Dr. Steven Bernard Lippmann. Dr. Lippmann is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Lippmann is retired, but remains an active volunteer physician faculty member, with teaching activities and lots of scientific writing. Dr. Lippmann sees […]