Suicidal ideation among national guard troops deployed to Iraq: the association with postdeployment readjustment problems

Kline A, Ciccone DS, Falca-Dodson M, Black CM, Losonczy M.J Nerv Ment Dis. 2011 Dec;199(12):914-20. ABSTRACT: Despite well-documented postdeployment readjustment problems affecting veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Iraqi Freedom (OIF), few studies have explored the possible relationship of readjustment stressors to the recent increase in military suicide. This study examined associations between suicidal […]

Low plasma vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) associated with completed suicide

Isung J, Mobarrez F, Nordström P, Asberg M, Jokinen J.World J Biol Psychiatry. 2011 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract. Objectives. Immunological differences have previously been associated with depression and suicidal behaviour. Several cytokines have been identified as potentially important in understanding the pathophysiology of mood disorders and suicidality. Here we aimed to identify […]

Models of suicide, sense and reference

Maria Dolores Braquehais Conesa, M.D., Ph.D. Current psychiatric models of suicidal acts, such as Mann’s (1;2), Oquendo’s (3) and Turecki’s (4), have tried to summarize findings obtained in epidemiological, clinical and neurobiological studies in holistic frameworks. However, those models have serious theoretical and methodological limitations. Those limitations are not exclusive to models of suicide but […]

Teaching health care professionals about suicide safety planning

Sher L, Labode VPsychiatr Danub 2011 Dec;23(4):396-7 The suicide safety plan is a plan of action created by the clinician and patient that essentially charts the course of what the patient should do if he/she begins to experience suicidal urges. It is important for clinicians to learn how to implement a safety plan so that […]

II International Congress on Dual Disorders — Part I

Leo Sher, M.D. Substance use disorders are frequently comorbid with other psychiatric disorders. Substance use disorders are complex brain illnesses characterized by compulsive drug craving, seeking, and use despite very harmful consequences. Substance-induced changes in brain structure and function occur in some of the same brain areas that are disrupted in other psychiatric disorders, such […]

II International Congress on Dual Disorders — Part II

Leo Sher, M.D. The “II International Congress on Dual Disorders: Addictive Behaviours and other Mental Disorders” (Barcelona, Spain, October 5-8, 2011) was attended by about 1600 participants and featured hundreds of presenters from 60 countries, including Spain, United States, Hungary, Norway, Canada, Italy, France, Colombia, Austria, New Zealand, Israel, Ecuador, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Iran, Slovak […]

The First International Congress on Child Health and Human Development – an Update

Leo Sher, M.D. The First International Congress on Child Health and Human Development will be held in Jerusalem, Israel, on December 2-5, 2012. The meetings is being organized by Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc, Medical Director, Health Services, Division for Persons with Intellectual Disability, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem, Israel; Director, National […]

A new review article on brain stimulation in posttraumatic stress disorder

Leo Sher, M.D. The article, “Brain stimulation in posttraumatic stress disorder” by Vladan Novakovic, Leo Sher, Kyle A.B. Lapidus, Janet Mindes, Julia A.Golier and Rachel Yehuda has been published in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology (2011, 2: 5609 – DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v2i0.5609). The Publisher states, “This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of […]

Early-onset exposed: Parents’ rightful disconcertion over early adolescent marijuana use

Alicia R. Ventresca, M.A. Marijuana is the most prolifically used illicit drug among adolescents in the United States. This elicits serious reason for concern given the main effects of early-onset use—neurocognitive deficiencies, psychosocial risk-taking behavior, and developmental as well as psychological problems. With a most vulnerable population willfully choosing to put their mental health—as much […]

The Role of NMDA Receptors in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Anxiety Syndromes

Viviane Labrie, John C. Roder Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Neurobiology of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 376 pages. Aberrant glutamatergic transmission has been implicated in the pathophysiology of anxiety disorders. Alterations in NMDA receptor (NMDAR) expression, function, and […]

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