Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Among U.S. Military Health Care Professionals Deployed in Support of Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

Jacobson IG, Horton JL, Leardmann CA, Ryan MA, Boyko EJ, Wells TS, Smith B, Smith TC.SourceJ Trauma Stress. 2012 Nov 26. doi: 10.1002/jts.21753. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractLimited prospective studies exist that evaluate the mental health status of military health care professionals who have deployed. This study used prospective data from the Millennium Cohort Study […]

International Academy of Suicide Research News

The Board of the International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR) has accepted Leo Sher, M.D. as a Member of the Academy. According to the IASR website, to become a Member of the Academy, “The person should be an outstanding and internationally recognized researcher in the field of suicidology as indicated by publications in peer review […]

Post-traumatic stress disorder symptom severity in service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with different types of injuries

McLay RN, Webb-Murphy J, Hammer P, Volkert S, Klam W.CNS Spectr. 2012 Mar;17(1):11-5. Abstract. Introduction: Risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) varies in part due to the nature of the traumatic event involved. Both injury and return from combat pose high risk of PTSD symptoms. How different injuries may predispose towards PTSD is less well […]

The great east Japan earthquake in 2011; toward sustainable mental health care system

Suzuki Y, Kim Y.Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2012 Mar;21(1):7-11. Abstract. In face with a triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant accident, the degrees of which are historically hardly preceded, immediate mental health countermeasure was taken by the initiative of the national and local government together with academic and clinical organizations. Based on previous […]

Implications for health and disease in the genetic signature of the Ashkenazi Jewish population

Guha S, Rosenfeld JA, Malhotra AK, Lee AT, Gregersen PK, Kane JM, Pe’er I, Darvasi A, Lencz T.Genome Biol. 2012 Jan 25;13(1):R2. Abstract. BACKGROUND: Relatively small, reproductively isolated populations with reduced genetic diversity may have advantages for genomewide association mapping in disease genetics. The Ashkenazi Jewish population represents a unique population for study based on […]

Mount Sinai School of Medicine will be renamed

Leo Sher, M.D. In early 2013, Mount Sinai School of Medicine will be renamed in honor of Trustee Carl C. Icahn. The new name—the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai—was given in recognition of nearly $200 million in lifetime giving by Mr. Icahn, who has generously supported this institution since 1980 and joined the […]

Assessment of co-occurring disorders in veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury

Cernich AN, Chandler L, Scherdell T, Kurtz S.J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2012 Jul;27(4):253-60. AbstractAIMS: The co-occurrence of psychiatric disorders and other somatic disorders poses a significant challenge for the individual clinician working with veterans who report a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). In this article, common co-occurring symptoms and disorders will be described […]

Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Self-directed Violence in Mothers

Pedersen MG, Mortensen PB, Norgaard-Pedersen B, Postolache TT.Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 Jul 2:1-8. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2012.668. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractCONTEXT. Two studies based on clinical samples have found an association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and history of suicide attempt. To our knowledge, these findings have never been replicated in a prospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE. To […]

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