The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP), a leading world scientific organization

Leo Sher, M.D. The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) was founded in 1974. Currently, Societies of Biological Psychiatry of Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, […]

The Second Conference Update – 2011

Leo Sher, M.D. The 7th Baltic Symposium of Biological Psychiatry, “Neuroimmunology and Mental Disorders“ was held on August 26-27, 2011 in Palanga, Lithuania. Professor Robertas Bunevicius is the principal organizer of the Symposium. For more information, please click here.

Acculturative stress as a risk factor of depression and anxiety in the Latin American immigrant population

Revollo HW, Qureshi A, Collazos F, Valero S, Casas M.Int Rev Psychiatry. 2011;23(1):84-92 This study explores acculturative stress as a risk factor for depressive and anxiety disorders as well as their symptomatology. It is hypothesized that perceived discrimination and general psychosocial stress will show the greatest association with psychopathology. The sample consists of 414 Latin […]

Best Wishes!

Leo Sher, M.D. On behalf of the Editors, Contributors, and Distinguished Guests of internetandpsychiatry.com, I am happy to congratulate our highly esteemed colleague, Contributor and Distinguished Guest Dr. Maria Dolores Braquehais Conesa and her husband, Mr. Jose Manuel Sanchez Tapia on the birth of their son, Sergio Sanchez Braquehais. We wish Sergio and his parents […]

Cell phones, driving and mortality

Sándor Kalmár, M.D., Ph.D. The development of civilization acquainted men with a new danger: making a phone call during driving a car. Its significance does not only derive from taking a considerable number of lives, but also from causing vast financial damage. The two major groups of mortality due to external reasons are suicide and […]

Psychotropic medications, driving, and mobile phones

Zoltan Rihmer, M.D., Ph.D. Recent studies show that tricyclic and other “old generation” antidepressants can negatively affect the driving capacity (causing somnolence, concentration difficulties, etc.), and the same is true for benzodiazepine use. However, SSRIs and newer antidepresants are much less dangerous in this respect. Combination of mobile phoning and old generation antidepresants/benzodiazepines could be particularly dangerous.

Attitudes to coercion at two Norwegian psychiatric units

Wynn R, Kvalvik AM, Hynnekleiv T.Nord J Psychiatry. 2011 Apr;65(2):133-7. BACKGROUND: Many countries allow for the use of restraint and seclusion in emergencies with psychiatric inpatients. Authors have suggested that the attitudes of staff are of importance to the use of restraint and seclusion. AIM: To examine the attitudes to coercion at two Norwegian psychiatric […]

Comment on the article, “Cell phones and driving” by Leo Sher, M.D.

Masahito Fushimi, M. D., Ph. D. Cell phone usage while driving is prohibited in Japan as well; however, hands free devices are allowed. Car accidents caused by cell phone usage are sometimes reported on the news, and although these do not particularly seem to account for a large percentage of accident reports, these accidents could […]

Cell phones and driving: political and economic issues

Debora Ganz, B.A. This issue is a perfect example of a public health issue that is regulated largely by political and economic forces. Due to the Federal Preemption laws which are the laws that “prohibit localities from enacting such laws” to ban cell phone use while driving, there are a handful of states that simply […]

The Mount Sinai Medical Center is one of the best hospitals in the United States

 Leo Sher, M.D. The Mount Sinai Medical Center has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading hospitals in the 2011-2012 “Best Hospitals” issue of U.S. News & World Report. The Mount Sinai Medical Center is ranked 16 out of 4,852 hospitals nationwide, and received a spot on the U.S. News “Honor Roll” of America’s […]

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